Semarang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Semarang	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$570	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1471	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$288	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$693	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.4	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$1524
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	96
😀 Quality of life	40	80
🏙️ Population	1.62M	17.5M

The cost of living in Semarang is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7939th and 5744th ($570 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Semarang ranked 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7195th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shenzhen

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	Semarang	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.95	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.83	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.85%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.5	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2132	$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584