Hefei vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$730
$559
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1863
$1376
🏠 One person rent
$280
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$46.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$356
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
93
72
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
9.37M
3.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 31% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6761st and 8198th ($730 vs $559) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4175th and 4929th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$1.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$82.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4006
$1987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2108
$1267
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$9.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$7.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$2.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.61
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.68
$2.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.56
$3.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8616
$5061

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$651
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$705
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$659
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$745
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$706
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$904
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$671
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$772
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$635
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$644
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$769
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$649
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$647
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$637
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$535
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$648
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$704
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$689
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$628
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$658
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$700
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$616
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$620
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$626
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$632
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$700
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$653
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$707
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$693
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$666
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$527
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$511
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$428
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$516
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$390
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$488
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$471
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$504
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$435
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$446
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$455
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1129
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$893
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$511
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$381
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$518
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$553
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$500
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$402
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$506
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$542
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$551
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$418
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$759
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$597
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$603
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$520
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$525
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$516