Semarang vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$499
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1132
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$231
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$389
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$196
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.62M
17.5M

The cost of living in Semarang is 47% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8720th and 6106th ($499 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Semarang ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6843rd and 1113th 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
$1.68
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.09
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.43
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.7
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.78%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.27
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.39
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.97
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.53
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.3
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43.7
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2303
$22916

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$424
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$405
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$474
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$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$445
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$470
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$453
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$515
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$478
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$439
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$419
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$408
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$549
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$379
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$459
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$536
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$502
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$476
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$556
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$467
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$391
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$684
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$609
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$488
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$487
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1175
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$822
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$496
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$417
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$461
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$409
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$464
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$388
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411

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$2415
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$2674
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$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
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$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638