Surabaya vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Surabaya	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1380	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$248	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$472	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$207	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	62	99
🏙️ Population	3.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8199th and 312th ($558 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4937th and 4th 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	$1.66	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.96	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$154	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$500	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.36%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2011	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1268	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.91	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.1	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.75	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.58	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94.9	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5075	$18951

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754