Guangzhou vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1324
🏠 One person rent
$342
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$273
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
96
76
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6854th and 8568th ($785 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 12th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Surabaya. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 1149th and 6634th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Surabaya

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Guangzhou Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$1.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$2.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$72.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
7.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$1.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$19.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$2.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$8118

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470