Semarang vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2706
🏠 One person rent	$226	$308
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$1355
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	84
😀 Quality of life	53	81
🏙️ Population	1.62M	3.03M

The cost of living in Semarang is 45% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6071st ($493 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 6th in Indonesia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6048th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Taichung

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	Semarang	Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$18658

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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 Taichung

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Changhua	$813
26 km or 16 mi	Nantou	$796
49 km or 31 mi	Miaoli	$728
51 km or 32 mi	Douliu	$770
78 km or 48 mi	Chiayi	$747
79 km or 49 mi	Hsinchu	$897
84 km or 52 mi	Zhubei	$821
96 km or 59 mi	Taoyuan	$875
124 km or 77 mi	New Taipei	$1073
129 km or 80 mi	Yilan	$731
133 km or 82 mi	Taipei	$1181
139 km or 86 mi	Tainan	$814
154 km or 96 mi	Keelung	$967
162 km or 101 mi	Taitung	$788
175 km or 108 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
220 km or 137 mi	Putian	$625
224 km or 139 mi	Jinjiang	$627
227 km or 141 mi	Quanzhou	$644
239 km or 149 mi	Kinmen	$823
255 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$669
264 km or 164 mi	Xiamen	$688
303 km or 188 mi	Ningde	$648
307 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
354 km or 220 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
374 km or 232 mi	Nanping	$630
383 km or 238 mi	Longyan	$649
385 km or 239 mi	Sanming	$603
403 km or 251 mi	Rui'an	$681
413 km or 257 mi	Shantou	$581
414 km or 257 mi	Chaozhou	$451
428 km or 266 mi	Wenzhou	$726
442 km or 275 mi	Jieyang	$443
461 km or 287 mi	Meizhou	$655
467 km or 290 mi	Puning	$569
473 km or 294 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
476 km or 295 mi	Wenling	$671
480 km or 298 mi	Wuyishan	$601
484 km or 301 mi	Lishui	$682
525 km or 326 mi	Linhai	$661
548 km or 341 mi	Shangrao	$671