Shenyang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenyang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$514	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1733	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$159	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$401	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$223	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.5	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$739	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	85	72
😀 Quality of life	68	62
🏙️ Population	9.07M	3.01M

The cost of living in Shenyang is 8% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8584th and 8199th ($514 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 526th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Shenyang compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Shenyang ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 3326th and 4937th 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	$2.85	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$473	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1979	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1310	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.53	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.05	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.59	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.3	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.29	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.53	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.1	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$335	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25284	$5075

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Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515