Hefei vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$269	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	67	62
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.89M

The cost of living in Hefei is 36% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6756th and 8350th ($707 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 3921st and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Surabaya

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	Hefei	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$5424

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

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