Surabaya vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surabaya	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1386	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$233	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.8	$24
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$305	$579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	26
😀 Quality of life	65	62
🏙️ Population	3.01M	88.3K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 37% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 8392nd and 6452nd ($549 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Indonesia and Fiji, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 0.7 months in Suva. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 5172nd and 5727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Suva

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	Surabaya	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.47	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.8	$38.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.4	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	7.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2309	$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$855
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.89	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.28	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.6	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$8.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.65	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$29.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.4	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9112	$13758

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$419
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$459
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$408
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$476
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$379
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$453
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$439
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$445
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$405
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$424
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$499
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1175
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$822
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$496
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$474
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$409
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$470
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$515
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$536
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$502
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$556
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$467
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$391
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$684
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$593
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$609
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$488
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$487
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$510
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$588
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$493

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$857
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$1039
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$633
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1033
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$714
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$718
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$2068
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$790
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$791
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$2062
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1928
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1261
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$2156
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1778
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1646
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1422
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1740
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1474
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1422
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1393
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$538
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1696
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1523
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1066
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$783
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1605
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1518
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1528
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1359
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1788
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920