Surabaya vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surabaya	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$245	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.3	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	74	28
😀 Quality of life	63	41
🏙️ Population	3.01M	6.23M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 16% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8233rd and 7175th ($549 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 100th 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 Xinyang. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 4691st and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Xinyang

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	Surabaya	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.52	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.09	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.33%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.18	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.9	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.8	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.06	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.3	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$8587

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558