Changhua vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$841
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2497
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$328
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$833
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$363
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.8
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1478
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
61
62
🏙️ Population
225K
3.01M

The cost of living in Changhua is 51% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6291st and 8199th ($841 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 20th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Changhua ranked 15th best city to live in Taiwan vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5006th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Surabaya

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Changhua Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.8
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$333
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.98%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5699
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3930
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.46
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.34
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.41
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.68
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$344
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14228
$5075

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$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716

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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