Surabaya vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surabaya	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.3	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	81
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	3.01M	449K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 83% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8233rd and 59th ($549 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Indonesia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4691st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Zurich

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	Surabaya	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.52	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.09	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.33%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.18	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.9	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.8	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.06	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.3	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717