Hefei vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$277
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$352
😷 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 30% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6780th and 8199th ($727 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 4171st and 4937th 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
$2.86
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.41
🥤 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
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$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
$2.83
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$5075

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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