Dongguan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dongguan	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$678	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$257	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$542	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$738	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	69	72
😀 Quality of life	69	62
🏙️ Population	10.5M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 21% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7055th and 8199th ($678 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3115th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Surabaya

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	Dongguan	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.69	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.89	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$685	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$415	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5799	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.6	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.16	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.5	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$463	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21927	$5075

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623

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