Semarang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$264
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
59
100
😀 Quality of life
52
79
🏙️ Population
1.62M
24.9M

The cost of living in Semarang is 52% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8266th and 4780th ($550 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6095th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.1
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2166
$31401

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$447
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$434
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$506
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$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

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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
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$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
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$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
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$648
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$774