Surabaya vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Surabaya	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$219	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.3	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$348	$782
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	21
😀 Quality of life	62	43
🏙️ Population	2.89M	6.71M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 44% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8350th and 5799th ($522 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 17th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Surabaya compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 5178th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Yancheng

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	Surabaya	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.82	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.76	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$390	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.8	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.32%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$841	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.51	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.04	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.04	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.71	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.17	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.44	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$95	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5424	$19602

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074