Surabaya vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1380
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$248
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$472
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$207
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
78
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
3.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 7% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8199th and 8506th ($558 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Surabaya ranked 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4937th and 3930th 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
$1.66
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.96
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.41
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.2
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.36%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2011
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1268
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.75
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.9
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5075
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619