Guangzhou vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$333
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
59
😀 Quality of life
75
40
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.62M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6607th and 7939th ($742 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 12th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 955th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Semarang

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Guangzhou Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$2132

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Semarang

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$403
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$383
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$479
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$427
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$440
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$474
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$439
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$495
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$426
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$427
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$459
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$403
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$522
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$383
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$454
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$512
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$500
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$469
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$547
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$552
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$393
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$718
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$573
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$512
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$493
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$873
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$870
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$546
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$422
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$460
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$450
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$361
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$484
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$457
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444