Chengdu vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$251
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$352
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
94
72
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
20.9M
3.01M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 18% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7209th and 8199th ($660 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1933rd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Surabaya

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Chengdu Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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