Surabaya vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$222	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	21
😀 Quality of life	68	46
🏙️ Population	3.01M	6.71M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 40% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8275th and 6158th ($551 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 4631st and 7008th 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	$1.65	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$18627

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Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$413
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$457
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$409
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$470
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$384
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$447
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$440
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$456
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$409
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$422
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$488
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1134
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$834
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$489
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$482
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$402
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$478
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$488
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$523
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$490
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$561
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$555
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$400
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$699
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$588
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$665
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$517
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$511
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$523
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$598
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$502

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003