Surabaya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$248
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
72
70
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
3.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 45% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8199th and 5553rd ($558 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 9th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 4937th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.66
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$26560

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$512
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645