Surabaya vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surabaya	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.3	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$2916
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	74	17
😀 Quality of life	63	85
🏙️ Population	3.01M	216K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 70% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8233rd and 2289th ($549 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 4691st and 356th 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	$1.52	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.09	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.33%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.18	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.8	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.06	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.3	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$11415

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604