Shenyang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shenyang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$554	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1693	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$199	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$334	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$63.6	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$733	$360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	85	75
😀 Quality of life	71	68
🏙️ Population	9.07M	3.01M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 0.6% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8245th and 8275th ($554 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 341st and 14th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Shenyang compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Shenyang ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3667th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenyang vs Surabaya

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	Shenyang	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$378	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$229	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.22%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1274	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.37	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.74	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.06	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.88	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$473	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24707	$9160

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501

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