Changhua vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changhua Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$1296
🏠 One person rent
$308
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$764
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.6
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
60
😀 Quality of life
62
53
🏙️ Population
225K
1.62M

The cost of living in Changhua is 65% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6385th and 8682nd ($813 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 41st 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 14th best city to live in Taiwan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 4970th and 6048th 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
$4.44
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.54
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$628
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.08%
7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5666
$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3781
$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.34
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.87
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.35
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.25
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.3
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$310
$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17014
$2365

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$627
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$625
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$644
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$688
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$664
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$648
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$630
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$649
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$603
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$581
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$451
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$681
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$443
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$726
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$655
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$569
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$601
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$408
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$480
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$474
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$464
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$521
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$490
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$453
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$505
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$373
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$410
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$549
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$365
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$510
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$545
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$500
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$614
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$563
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$518
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$513
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$385
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$701
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$536
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$558
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$492
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$488
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$1267
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$845
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$497
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$374
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$432
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$460
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