Cost of living comparison

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Surabaya vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Surabaya is 12.7% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0% less in Surabaya
Groceries: pay 6.7% more in Surabaya
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Surabaya
Housing: pay 2.8% less in Surabaya
Childcare: pay 64.5% more in Surabaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% less in Surabaya
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Surabaya

The cost of childcare, clothing, and groceries in Surabaya are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Surabaya.

Surabaya vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surabaya instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 3.0% less for restaurants

	Indonesia	Surabaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	-6.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.68 IDR11,317.20	+12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.28 IDR4,670.41	-12.5%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 6.7% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Surabaya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$1.44 IDR24,010.40	+20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$4.70 IDR78,254.29	+4.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$5.14 IDR85,576.04	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$1.40 IDR23,351.28	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	+5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	+23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.74 IDR12,245.04	+22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	+4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	-3.6%
Average			+6.7%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Surabaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$3.06 IDR51,011.78	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$8.95 IDR149,055.78	-20.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$26,561.92 IDR442,198,820.30	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$4.27 IDR71,049.92	+6.6%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 2.8% less for housing

	Indonesia	Surabaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$250.70 IDR4,173,561.90	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$151.46 IDR2,521,526.98	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$57.28 IDR953,518.61	+18.6%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 64.5% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Surabaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$183.05 IDR3,047,362.66	+77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$9,132.52 IDR152,036,897.77	+51.6%
Average			+64.5%

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pay 2.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Surabaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$1.73 IDR28,817.45	+9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	+3.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$21.39 IDR356,077.70	-11.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-3.0%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Surabaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$60.49 IDR1,007,033.10	+41.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$38.30 IDR637,627.51	+34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$75.61 IDR1,258,693.27	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$80.58 IDR1,341,502.04	+22.1%
Average			+26.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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