Semarang vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Semarang	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1113	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$218	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$360	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	85
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	1.62M	9.07M

The cost of living in Semarang is 12% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8757th and 8245th ($488 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6083rd and 3667th 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	$1.65	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.98	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.3	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.3	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.2	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501