Surabaya vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surabaya	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1324	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	51	100
🏙️ Population	3.01M	5.45M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8568th and 370th ($520 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6634th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Sydney

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	Surabaya	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.87	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2204	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.35	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.86	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.59	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$243	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8118	$25164

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863