Ningbo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ningbo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$708	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2004	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$301	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$725	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	60	74
😀 Quality of life	53	63
🏙️ Population	9.4M	3.01M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 29% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6849th and 8233rd ($708 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 months in Ningbo compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Ningbo ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6084th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ningbo vs Surabaya

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	Ningbo	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.76	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$752	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.7	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5147	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3264	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.9	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.3	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.23	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.88	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.06	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.43	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.6	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.1	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.6	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.3	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12465	$5490

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522

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