Semarang vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1132
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$231
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$389
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$196
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
49
75
🏙️ Population
1.62M
24.9M

The cost of living in Semarang is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8720th and 4971st ($499 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6843rd and 1655th 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
$1.68
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.78%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.27
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.53
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.7
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2303
$27781

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$424
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$405
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$474
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$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$445
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$470
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$453
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$515
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$478
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$439
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$419
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$408
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$549
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$379
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$459
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$536
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$502
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$476
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$556
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$467
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$391
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$684
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$609
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$488
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$487
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1175
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$822
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$496
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$417
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$461
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$409
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$464
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$388
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411

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$1002
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$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$632
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$765