Surabaya vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Surabaya	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1386	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$305	$3197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	18
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	3.01M	216K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 73% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8392nd and 1932nd ($549 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 5172nd and 484th 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	$1.47	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.8	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$248	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.4	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2309	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.89	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.28	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.28	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.09	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.56	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.1	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.65	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$212	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9112	$13419

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865