Beijing vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$596	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	77	62
🏙️ Population	21.9M	3.01M

The cost of living in Beijing is 91% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5141st and 8199th ($1067 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 763rd and 4937th 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	$4.04	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$5075

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515