Surabaya vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$222	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	81
😀 Quality of life	68	100
🏙️ Population	3.01M	449K

The cost of living in Surabaya is 85% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8275th and 23rd ($551 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Indonesia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4631st and 2nd 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	$1.65	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041