Semarang vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1113
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$218
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
60
70
😀 Quality of life
58
71
🏙️ Population
1.62M
12.7M

The cost of living in Semarang is 37% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8757th and 6778th ($488 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6083rd and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.98
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1276
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.2
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$15339

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$422
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$409
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$471
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$696
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$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610