Hangzhou vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hangzhou Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$438
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
84
61
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.62M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 83% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6257th and 8724th ($899 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 26th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 3005th and 6803rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Hangzhou vs Semarang

Prices for goods and services in Hangzhou and Semarang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hangzhou Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$2180

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near Semarang

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$400
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$381
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$452
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$436
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$457
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$419
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$446
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$428
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$494
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$458
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$416
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$402
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$386
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$520
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$358
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$437
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$468
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$450
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$515
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$466
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$376
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$627
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$552
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$472
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$469
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1115
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$780
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$493
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$424
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$436
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$427
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$387
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$439
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$371
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$419