Shaoyang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shaoyang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$603	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1608	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$227	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$387	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$76	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$671	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	24	75
😀 Quality of life	45	68
🏙️ Population	6.56M	3.01M

The cost of living in Shaoyang is 9% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7790th and 8275th ($603 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 167th and 14th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shaoyang compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Shaoyang ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 7090th and 4631st 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	$2.74	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.71	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.58	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2906	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2199	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.6	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.6	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.19	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10279	$9160

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Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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