Surabaya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$218
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
3.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 35% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8568th and 6776th ($520 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 29th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 1.7 months in Suzhou. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6634th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Suzhou

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Surabaya Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.56
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.87
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2204
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.35
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.86
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.59
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$20341

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$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635