Maoming vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maoming	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2098	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$416	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$793	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$994	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	59
😀 Quality of life	44	52
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.62M

The cost of living in Maoming is 41% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6548th and 8266th ($774 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Maoming ranked 132nd best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6627th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Semarang

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	Maoming	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.15	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.9	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$680	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.7	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6440	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3663	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.73	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.59	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.14	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.2	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.2	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18483	$2166

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$774
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$895
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$794
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$660
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$671
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$824
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$819
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$725
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$614
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$830
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$491
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$602
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1590
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$641
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$623
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$763
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$572
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$780
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$808
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$678
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$607
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$958
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2427
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$586
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$783
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$629
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$592
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$538
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$778
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$852
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$601
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$606
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$801
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458