Changsha vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Changsha	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$577	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1727	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$190	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$504	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$796	$202
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	10M	1.62M

The cost of living in Changsha is 17% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7932nd and 8682nd ($577 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 335th and 41st in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Changsha compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Changsha ranked 21st best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 3100th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Semarang

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	Changsha	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.72	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$501	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5493	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.62	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.92	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.14	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.47	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8619	$2365

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427