Shaoyang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shaoyang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$592	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1661	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$209	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$411	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$326
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	24	74
😀 Quality of life	39	63
🏙️ Population	6.56M	3.01M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 8% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7740th and 8233rd ($592 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 263rd and 15th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Shaoyang ranked 266th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 7044th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shaoyang vs Surabaya

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	Shaoyang	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$307	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3334	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2970	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.22	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.8	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.16	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.8	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$340	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11393	$5490

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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