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Delhi vs. Surabaya Cost of Living Summary

Delhi is 13.3% cheaper than Surabaya.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Delhi
Groceries: pay 45.1% less in Delhi
Transportation: pay 2.6% less in Delhi
Housing: pay 21.8% less in Delhi
Childcare: pay 69.9% less in Delhi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.5% more in Delhi
Clothing: pay 36.3% less in Delhi

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

Delhi vs. Surabaya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Surabaya	Delhi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	$5.64 ₹503.69	+243.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.95 ₹352.58	+32.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 IDR11,317.20	$0.48 ₹42.87	-29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,670.41	$0.17 ₹15.46	-38.3%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	Surabaya	Delhi
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 IDR24,010.40	$0.56 ₹50.31	-61.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 IDR78,254.29	$2.34 ₹208.67	-50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 IDR85,576.04	$2.91 ₹259.85	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.40 IDR23,351.28	$1.09 ₹97.22	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	$1.59 ₹141.99	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	$0.90 ₹80.80	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	$0.36 ₹32.02	-47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	$0.46 ₹41.43	-54.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,245.04	$0.26 ₹22.85	-65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	$0.17 ₹15.58	-70.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	$0.23 ₹20.11	-73.4%
Average			-45.1%

Surabaya vs. Delhi - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6% less for transportation

	Surabaya	Delhi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.06 IDR51,011.78	$4.22 ₹377.20	+37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.95 IDR149,055.78	$11.27 ₹1,007.37	+25.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,561.92 IDR442,198,820.30	$15,220.85 ₹1,359,950.51	-42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 IDR71,049.92	$2.93 ₹261.92	-31.3%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 21.8% less for housing

	Surabaya	Delhi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	$8.34 ₹745.30	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.70 IDR4,173,561.90	$229.89 ₹20,540.54	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$151.46 IDR2,521,526.98	$139.05 ₹12,424.24	-8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.28 IDR953,518.61	$48.95 ₹4,373.84	-14.5%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 69.9% less for childcare

	Surabaya	Delhi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.05 IDR3,047,362.66	$71.33 ₹6,373.10	-61.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,132.52 IDR152,036,897.77	$1,932.31 ₹172,647.85	-78.8%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Surabaya	Delhi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$2.25 ₹201.47	-5.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 IDR28,817.45	$2.11 ₹188.45	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$3.95 ₹352.58	+65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.39 IDR356,077.70	$21.60 ₹1,929.83	+1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$5.07 ₹453.32	+70.0%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 36.3% less for clothing

	Surabaya	Delhi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.49 IDR1,007,033.10	$27.76 ₹2,480.03	-54.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.30 IDR637,627.51	$34.10 ₹3,046.53	-11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.61 IDR1,258,693.27	$52.38 ₹4,680.40	-30.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.58 IDR1,341,502.04	$40.89 ₹3,653.04	-49.3%
Average			-36.3%

Surabaya vs. Delhi - Cost of clothing

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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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