Guangzhou vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$352	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	74
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	18.7M	3.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 41% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6548th and 8233rd ($774 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 15th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1055th and 4691st 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	$3.42	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$5490

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

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