Dongguan vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dongguan	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$656	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$250	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$527	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$84	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$742	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	60
😀 Quality of life	69	53
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.62M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 33% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7169th and 8682nd ($656 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 41st in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 2941st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Semarang

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	Dongguan	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$659	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5615	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3422	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.16	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.04	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.3	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$489	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$2365

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$774
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$916
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$611
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$601
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$461
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$804
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$653
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2432
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1588
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$794
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$764
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$812
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$936
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$823
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$877
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$755
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$569
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$803
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$758
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$443
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$655
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$451
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$581
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$724
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$761
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$756
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$761
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$771
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$649
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$702
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$522
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$590
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$579
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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