Changsha vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$190	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	68	63
🏙️ Population	10M	3.01M

The cost of living in Changsha is 5% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7932nd and 8233rd ($577 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 15th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3100th and 4691st 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	$2.72	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$5490

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508