Hong Kong vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	7.41M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 393% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 379th and 8199th ($2753 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 205th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Surabaya

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	Hong Kong	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$5075

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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