Maoming vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$415	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	60
😀 Quality of life	49	58
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.62M

The cost of living in Maoming is 59% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6772nd and 8757th ($773 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 40th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6717th and 6083rd 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	$2.12	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$2330

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

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