Chongqing vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$224	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	88	60
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.62M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 29% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7340th and 8682nd ($634 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 41st in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1675th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Semarang

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	Chongqing	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$2365

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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