Semarang vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$226	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	24
😀 Quality of life	53	38
🏙️ Population	1.62M	7.82M

The cost of living in Semarang is 33% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6735th ($493 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6048th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shangqiu

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	Semarang	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$17921

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529