New Taipei vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New Taipei	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2992	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$464	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$1087	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1661	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	59
😀 Quality of life	87	52
🏙️ Population	4.04M	1.62M

The cost of living in New Taipei is 93% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5212th and 8266th ($1060 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Taiwan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in New Taipei compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 279th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Semarang

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	New Taipei	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.67	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.76
🥤 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	$483	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$890	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.3	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.7	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.4	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.97%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4941	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.71	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.92	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.93	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.01	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.8	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.54	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.87	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.9	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.5	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.7	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13786	$2166

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605

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