Dongguan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$250	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	69	74
😀 Quality of life	69	63
🏙️ Population	10.5M	3.01M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 19% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7169th and 8233rd ($656 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 15th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 2941st and 4691st 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	$2.41	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$5490

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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