Surabaya vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$222	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$3299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	17
😀 Quality of life	68	87
🏙️ Population	3.01M	216K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 71% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8275th and 2432nd ($551 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4631st and 358th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Wellington

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	Surabaya	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811