Beijing vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beijing	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1067	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3071	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$596	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$1354	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1802	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	77	52
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.62M

The cost of living in Beijing is 94% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5141st and 8266th ($1067 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 763rd and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Semarang

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	Beijing	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.04	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.4	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.94	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14636	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7425	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.07	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.28	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.57	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.63	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.6	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.51	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$782	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23714	$2166

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458