Hong Kong vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	83	68
🏙️ Population	7.41M	3.01M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 393% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 532nd and 8275th ($2718 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 548th and 4631st 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	$8.11	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$9160

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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