Surabaya vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surabaya	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1386	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$233	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.8	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$305	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	8
😀 Quality of life	65	48
🏙️ Population	3.01M	24.7K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 67% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8392nd and 3471st ($549 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Indonesia and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5172nd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Victoria

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	Surabaya	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.47	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.4	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2309	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.89	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.28	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.65	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.4	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9112	$8971

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419