Beijing vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$605	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	78	40
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.62M

The cost of living in Beijing is 87% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4887th and 7939th ($1065 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 583rd and 7195th 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	$3.9	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$2132

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444