Semarang vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$264	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$764
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	59	20
😀 Quality of life	52	40
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.44M

The cost of living in Semarang is 23% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8266th and 6841st ($550 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 6095th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shangrao

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	Semarang	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$19047

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694