Kaohsiung vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kaohsiung	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1002	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2658	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$370	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$420	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.9	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1313	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	60
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	2.73M	1.62M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 106% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5567th and 8757th ($1002 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 461st and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Semarang

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	Kaohsiung	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.18	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$418	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$739	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$480	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.46%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4822	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3194	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.7	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.56	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.66	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.56	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.12	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.72	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$446	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12260	$2330

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Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Tainan	$894
88 km or 55 mi	Taitung	$854
97 km or 60 mi	Chiayi	$914
124 km or 77 mi	Douliu	$894
150 km or 93 mi	Nantou	$894
163 km or 101 mi	Changhua	$914
175 km or 108 mi	Taichung	$1006
224 km or 139 mi	Miaoli	$695
253 km or 157 mi	Hsinchu	$993
257 km or 160 mi	Zhubei	$868
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
280 km or 174 mi	Yilan	$802
285 km or 177 mi	Kinmen	$901
291 km or 181 mi	New Taipei	$1135
298 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
301 km or 187 mi	Jinjiang	$615
307 km or 191 mi	Xiamen	$707
309 km or 192 mi	Quanzhou	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Keelung	$1030
340 km or 211 mi	Putian	$634
341 km or 212 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
379 km or 235 mi	Shantou	$589
393 km or 244 mi	Chaozhou	$454
398 km or 247 mi	Fuzhou	$628
416 km or 258 mi	Jieyang	$451
430 km or 267 mi	Puning	$579
432 km or 268 mi	Longyan	$697
437 km or 271 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
457 km or 284 mi	Ningde	$628
466 km or 289 mi	Meizhou	$669
487 km or 302 mi	Sanming	$616
497 km or 309 mi	Nanping	$671
510 km or 317 mi	Shanwei	$941
562 km or 349 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
575 km or 357 mi	Rui'an	$700
575 km or 357 mi	Tuguegarao	$415
587 km or 365 mi	Heyuan	$766
600 km or 373 mi	Wenzhou	$753
605 km or 376 mi	Huizhou	$608
616 km or 382 mi	Wuyishan	$600

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