Surabaya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$551
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1391
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$222
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
68
71
🏙️ Population
3.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 29% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8275th and 6778th ($551 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 4631st and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$138
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$251
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.3
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.45%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2226
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1338
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.97
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$30
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.58
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$185
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9160
$15339

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610