Semarang vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$226	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	60	24
😀 Quality of life	53	39
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.56M

The cost of living in Semarang is 17% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8682nd and 7740th ($493 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 263rd 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 6048th and 7044th 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	$1.84	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600