Surabaya vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Surabaya	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$245	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.3	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$326	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	21
😀 Quality of life	63	40
🏙️ Population	3.01M	6.71M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 39% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8233rd and 6043rd ($549 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4691st and 6955th 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	$1.52	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.09	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$266	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$456	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$311	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.33%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1825	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1248	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.18	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.9	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.18	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.64	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.06	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$79.3	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5490	$22179

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984