Hengyang vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hengyang	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$246	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.3	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$704	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	60
😀 Quality of life	49	58
🏙️ Population	6.65M	1.62M

The cost of living in Hengyang is 28% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 7637th and 8757th ($622 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 136th and 40th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hengyang compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Hengyang ranked 143rd best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6726th and 6083rd 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	$2.7	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.11	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.06	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$492	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$203	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.8	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2356	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.26	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.3	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.26	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$317	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7438	$2330

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599

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