Surabaya vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$790
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$2094
🏠 One person rent	$222	$379
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$678
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$87.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$563
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	75	38
😀 Quality of life	68	48
🏙️ Population	3.01M	6.98M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 30% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8275th and 6706th ($551 vs $790) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 26th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhanjiang ranked 170th in China, while ranked 4631st and 6786th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Zhanjiang

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	Surabaya	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$443
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$52.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$9.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$4390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$2662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$4.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$9.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$39.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$16727

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$773
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$780
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$677
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$726
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$590
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$693
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$816
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$827
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$809
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$552
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$829
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$551
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$518
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$758
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$568
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1746
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$589
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$559
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$662
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$574
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$766
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$777
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$562
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$662
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$878
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2414
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$558
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$556
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$765
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$570
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$558
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$546
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$574