Hangzhou vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hangzhou	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$831	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2349	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$391	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1013	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	91	72
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	11.9M	2.89M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 59% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6270th and 8350th ($831 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 2093rd and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Surabaya

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	Hangzhou	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.85	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.84	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.39%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6914	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4027	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.3	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.39	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.3	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.54	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.7	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$471	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26569	$5424

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$755
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$707
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$725
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$720
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$707
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$811
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$677
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$694
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$687
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$771
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$789
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1190
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$731
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$731
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1074
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$713
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$719
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$688
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$690
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$713
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$644
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$675
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$741
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$625
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$651
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$682
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$898
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$763
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$735
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$682
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$740

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506