Dongguan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$263	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	69	75
😀 Quality of life	72	68
🏙️ Population	10.5M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 20% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7341st and 8275th ($662 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 14th 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 0.7 months in Surabaya. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3389th and 4631st 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	$2.78	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$9160

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502