Semarang vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$264
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
59
70
😀 Quality of life
52
67
🏙️ Population
1.62M
12.7M

The cost of living in Semarang is 46% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 8266th and 5553rd ($550 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6095th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.1
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2166
$26560

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$447
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$749
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$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645