Semarang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$264	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$1649
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	59	96
😀 Quality of life	52	79
🏙️ Population	1.62M	17.7M

The cost of living in Semarang is 43% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8266th and 5948th ($550 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6095th and 556th 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	$1.97	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$24117

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618