Surabaya vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$248
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
72
90
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
3.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 21% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8199th and 6862nd ($558 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4937th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surabaya Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.66
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$16590

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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
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$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618