Semarang vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Semarang	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1113	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$218	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$360	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	60	24
😀 Quality of life	58	45
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.56M

The cost of living in Semarang is 19% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8757th and 7790th ($488 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6083rd and 7090th 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	$1.65	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.98	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.3	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.3	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.2	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$10279

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599