Surabaya vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$3342
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	86
😀 Quality of life	68	99
🏙️ Population	3.01M	2.79M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 78% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8275th and 918th ($551 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Indonesia and Canada, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4631st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Toronto

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	Surabaya	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$17676

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043