Guangzhou vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$333	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	97	72
😀 Quality of life	75	62
🏙️ Population	18.7M	3.01M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8199th ($763 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 4937th 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	$3.58	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$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	$457	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$5075

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Surabaya

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