Guangzhou vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$322
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
97
60
😀 Quality of life
75
58
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.62M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 55% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6838th and 8757th ($758 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 40th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 2100th and 6083rd 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
$2.82
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

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