Shijiazhuang vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shijiazhuang	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$551
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1354	$1391
🏠 One person rent	$191	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$329	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$183	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.2	$49.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$608	$360
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	31 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	70	75
😀 Quality of life	65	68
🏙️ Population	10.6M	3.01M

The cost of living in Shijiazhuang is 8% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8645th and 8275th ($505 vs $551) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 489th and 14th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5294th and 4631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shijiazhuang vs Surabaya

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	Shijiazhuang	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.68	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.6	$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.02	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$251
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$46.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.31	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	7.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2373	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1658	$1338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$8.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.18	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.93	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$30
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.7	$2.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.3	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$389	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4870	$9160

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Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$527
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$535
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$527
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$523
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$574
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$548
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$505
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$550
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$572
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$499
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$454
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$456
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$544
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$543
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$565
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$552
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$553
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$538
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$480
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$495
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$546
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$564
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$634
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$502
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$638
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$516
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$534
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$654
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$580
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$689
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$748
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$707

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