Surabaya vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$218
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
81
😀 Quality of life
51
74
🏙️ Population
3.01M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 24% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8568th and 7400th ($520 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 83rd in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6634th and 2024th 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
$1.56
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.87
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2204
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.35
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.86
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.59
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$16559

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$402
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546