Foshan vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$185
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
70
62
🏙️ Population
9.5M
3.01M

The cost of living in Foshan is 8% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7753rd and 8199th ($602 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 2359th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$5075

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$763
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$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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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