Maoming vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maoming	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$857	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2292	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$422	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$265	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$973	$229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	59
😀 Quality of life	46	40
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.62M

The cost of living in Maoming is 50% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6186th and 7939th ($857 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 12th 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 Maoming compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 6533rd and 7195th 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	$2.06	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.25	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$514	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$970	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.6	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7658	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3744	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.3	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.3	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.83	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.47	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.69	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.64	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$519	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18555	$2132

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$831
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$876
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$806
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$830
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$638
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$816
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$824
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$735
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$812
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$575
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1565
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$611
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$742
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$547
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$785
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$781
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$589
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$596
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2410
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$573
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$774
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$571
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$837
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$590
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$525
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$552
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$856
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$573
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$605
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$891
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$1083

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444