Changsha vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Changsha	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1438	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$178	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$62.5	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$348
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	70	62
🏙️ Population	10M	2.89M

The cost of living in Changsha is 2% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8258th and 8350th ($533 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 2707th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Surabaya

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	Changsha	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$125	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$210	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.23%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2091	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5529	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.8	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.78	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.19	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.4	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.46	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.05	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$306	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5569	$5424

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$578
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$555
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$575
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$565
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$573
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$570
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$604
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$554
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$587
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$530
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$579
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$574
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$577
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$602
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$581
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$596
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$647
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$613
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$584
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$586
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$609
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$580
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$752
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$620
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$669
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$646
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$697
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$585
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$661
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$685
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$647
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$574

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