Surabaya vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$233
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
81
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
3.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 17% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8392nd and 7496th ($549 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5172nd and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Tianjin

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Surabaya Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.47
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$4.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$19275

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$419
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547