Surabaya vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Surabaya	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$551	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1391	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$222	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.4	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$360	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	75	19
😀 Quality of life	68	44
🏙️ Population	3.01M	7.01M

The cost of living in Surabaya is 5% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8275th and 7987th ($551 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Surabaya ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 4631st and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surabaya vs Zhumadian

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	Surabaya	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.6	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$230	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$138	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.3	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.45%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2226	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1338	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.97	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.26	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$30	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.58	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.04	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.98	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9160	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506