Maoming vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$409	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	29	74
😀 Quality of life	44	63
🏙️ Population	6.17M	3.01M

The cost of living in Maoming is 38% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6647th and 8233rd ($756 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 15th 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 Maoming compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6657th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Surabaya

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	Maoming	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$5490

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508