Surabaya vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surabaya	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1324	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$273	$3056
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	18
😀 Quality of life	51	84
🏙️ Population	3.01M	216K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 74% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8568th and 2013th ($520 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6634th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/surabaya/wellington.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Surabaya vs Wellington infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/surabaya/wellington" target="_blank">Surabaya vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Surabaya vs Wellington

Prices for goods and services in Surabaya and Wellington are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Surabaya	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.56	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.5	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.87	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$241	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.57%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2204	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.2	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.67	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.37	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.72	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.86	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.2	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.59	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$243	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8118	$13757

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$402
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$437
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$386
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$450
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$358
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$428
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$416
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$419
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$381
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$400
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$490
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1115
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$493
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$452
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$457
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$387
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$446
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$458
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$494
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$502
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$468
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$551
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$515
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$466
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$376
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$627
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$566
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$516
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$552
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$472
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$469
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$486
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$556
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$470

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844