Shenzhen vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shenzhen	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2895	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$495	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$1237	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$274	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1649	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	79	62
🏙️ Population	17.7M	3.01M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 71% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 5948th and 8199th ($958 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 556th and 4937th 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	$3.6	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.7	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$997	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.6	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13100	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.6	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.62	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.44	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.07	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$605	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$5075

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Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618

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