Surabaya vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$218
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$273
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
68
😀 Quality of life
51
70
🏙️ Population
3.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 0.5% less expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8568th and 8548th ($520 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 485th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surabaya compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Surabaya ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6634th and 3567th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Zhengzhou

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Surabaya Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.56
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.87
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2204
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1082
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.67
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.81
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.35
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.86
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.59
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.1
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$243
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8118
$21955

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$402
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$437
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$386
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$450
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$358
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$428
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$416
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$419
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$381
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$400
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$490
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$436
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1115
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$780
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$493
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$452
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$457
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$387
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$446
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$458
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$494
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$427
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$436
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$439
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$468
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$515
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$466
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$376
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$627
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$566
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$516
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$552
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$472
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$469
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$486
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$556
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567