Hengyang vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$216	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$202
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	60
😀 Quality of life	43	53
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.62M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 20% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7767th and 8682nd ($590 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th and 41st in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hengyang compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6669th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Semarang

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	Hengyang	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$2365

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427