Chongqing vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chongqing	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2020	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$226	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$439	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$890	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	87	72
😀 Quality of life	72	62
🏙️ Population	32.1M	3.01M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 19% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7185th and 8199th ($662 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 20th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 1966th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Surabaya

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	Chongqing	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.96	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.3	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$155	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$523	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$333	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.5	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.4	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.98	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.52%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2378	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1355	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.18	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27717	$5075

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

Cities near Surabaya

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