Semarang vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Semarang	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$570	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1471	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$288	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$693	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.4	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	59	85
😀 Quality of life	40	70
🏙️ Population	1.62M	9.07M

The cost of living in Semarang is 17% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7939th and 8600th ($570 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Semarang ranked 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 7195th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shenyang

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	Semarang	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.83	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.85%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.5	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2132	$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529