Semarang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$226	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	96
😀 Quality of life	53	80
🏙️ Population	1.62M	17.7M

The cost of living in Semarang is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8682nd and 5950th ($493 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 12th 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6048th and 545th 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	$1.84	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$22267

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609