Surabaya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$219
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.3
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$348
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
2.89M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 49% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8350th and 5170th ($522 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 11th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5178th and 3722nd 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
$1.82
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.76
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.32%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.51
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.04
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.06
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.6
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.17
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$95
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5424
$22097

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$459
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645