Surabaya vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$233
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
3.01M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 30% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8392nd and 6833rd ($549 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 31st in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surabaya compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5172nd and 3150th 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
$1.47
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$17664

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$419
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$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623