Foshan vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$208	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	70	53
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.62M

The cost of living in Foshan is 24% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7543rd and 8682nd ($611 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 41st in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 2601st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Semarang

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	Foshan	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$2365

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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