Shenzhen vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Shenzhen	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$939	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2825	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$484	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.2	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	80	62
🏙️ Population	17.5M	2.89M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 80% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5744th and 8350th ($939 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 460th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Surabaya

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	Shenzhen	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$650	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$954	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.5	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12768	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7264	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.56	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.98	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24305	$5424

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506