Hengyang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$246	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	43	75
😀 Quality of life	49	68
🏙️ Population	6.65M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 13% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7637th and 8275th ($622 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 14th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 6726th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Surabaya

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	Hengyang	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.7	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$9160

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502