Hefei vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$216
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
93
60
😀 Quality of life
69
58
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.62M

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7469th and 8757th ($643 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 40th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 4318th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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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