Semarang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1113
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$218
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
60
100
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
1.62M
24.9M

The cost of living in Semarang is 57% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8757th and 4879th ($488 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6083rd and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shanghai

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Semarang Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.98
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1276
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.3
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.2
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$27624

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$422
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$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

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$1003
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$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753