Ganzhou vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$484	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	26	60
😀 Quality of life	46	58
🏙️ Population	8.97M	1.62M

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 84% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6243rd and 8757th ($897 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 40th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6997th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Semarang

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	Ganzhou	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$2330

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413