Hong Kong vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.62M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 455% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 427th and 8682nd ($2737 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 248th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Semarang

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	Hong Kong	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$2365

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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