Surabaya vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surabaya Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1386
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$233
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.8
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$305
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
68
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
3.01M
12.6M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 7% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8392nd and 8643rd ($549 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Surabaya ranked 4th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 5172nd and 4641st 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
$1.47
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.63
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$476
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.57%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2309
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1129
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.89
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.28
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$26.6
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.1
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.65
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.3
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$212
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9112
$21713

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$419
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$459
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$408
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$476
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$379
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$453
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$439
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$445
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$405
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$424
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$499
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$445
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1175
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$822
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$496
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$474
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$478
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$409
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$470
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$478
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$515
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$449
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$461
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$464
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$502
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$551
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$556
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$467
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$391
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$684
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$593
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$536
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$609
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$488
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$487
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$510
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$588
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$493

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556