Changhua vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2345
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$344
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.9
$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1603
$191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
61
😀 Quality of life
70
49
🏙️ Population
220K
1.62M

The cost of living in Changhua is 78% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6404th and 8724th ($874 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 26th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Changhua compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Changhua ranked 12th best city to live in Taiwan vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 3879th and 6803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changhua vs Semarang

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Changhua Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.65
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$247
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.7
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.29%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6888
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5883
$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.98
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.44
$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.73
$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$410
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17992
$2180

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$687
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$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$400
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$381
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$452
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$436
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$457
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$419
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$446
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$428
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$494
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$458
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$416
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$402
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$386
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$520
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$358
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$437
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$468
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$450
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$515
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$466
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$376
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$627
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$552
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$472
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$469
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1115
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$780
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$493
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$424
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$436
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$427
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$387
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$439
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$371
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$419