Beijing vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$605	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	78	62
🏙️ Population	21.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Beijing is 104% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 4887th and 8350th ($1065 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 583rd and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Surabaya

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	Beijing	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$5424

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506