Semarang vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$264	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	59	24
😀 Quality of life	52	39
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.56M

The cost of living in Semarang is 10% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8266th and 7649th ($550 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6095th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shaoyang

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	Semarang	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610