Semarang vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Semarang	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$570	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1471	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$288	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$693	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.4	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	59	24
😀 Quality of life	40	43
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.56M

The cost of living in Semarang is 1% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7939th and 7871st ($570 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 396th 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 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 7195th and 6810th 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	$1.95	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.83	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.85%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.5	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2132	$11076

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586