Surabaya vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surabaya	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1386	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.8	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$305	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	3.01M	5.45M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8392nd and 348th ($549 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 1.5 months in Sydney. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5172nd 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	$1.47	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2309	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.89	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.28	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.6	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.65	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9112	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864