Semarang vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Semarang	Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1113	$2330
🏠 One person rent	$218	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$360	$440
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$1477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	60	74
😀 Quality of life	58	83
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.87M

The cost of living in Semarang is 45% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8757th and 6262nd ($488 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 6083rd and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Tainan

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	Semarang	Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.98	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.3	$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.3	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.2	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$6518

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$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

Cities near Tainan

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
62 km or 38 mi	Chiayi	$914
89 km or 55 mi	Douliu	$894
102 km or 63 mi	Taitung	$854
116 km or 72 mi	Nantou	$894
126 km or 78 mi	Changhua	$914
139 km or 86 mi	Taichung	$1006
188 km or 117 mi	Miaoli	$695
218 km or 135 mi	Hsinchu	$993
222 km or 138 mi	Zhubei	$868
233 km or 145 mi	Taoyuan	$942
249 km or 155 mi	Kinmen	$901
254 km or 158 mi	Yilan	$802
259 km or 161 mi	New Taipei	$1135
261 km or 162 mi	Jinjiang	$615
267 km or 166 mi	Taipei	$1313
269 km or 167 mi	Quanzhou	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Xiamen	$707
286 km or 178 mi	Keelung	$1030
298 km or 185 mi	Putian	$634
308 km or 191 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
356 km or 221 mi	Fuzhou	$628
359 km or 223 mi	Shantou	$589
371 km or 230 mi	Chaozhou	$454
395 km or 246 mi	Jieyang	$451
397 km or 247 mi	Longyan	$697
412 km or 256 mi	Puning	$579
415 km or 258 mi	Ningde	$628
431 km or 268 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
439 km or 273 mi	Meizhou	$669
446 km or 277 mi	Sanming	$616
455 km or 283 mi	Nanping	$671
497 km or 309 mi	Shanwei	$941
535 km or 333 mi	Rui'an	$700
556 km or 346 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
560 km or 348 mi	Wenzhou	$753
567 km or 352 mi	Heyuan	$766
573 km or 356 mi	Wuyishan	$600
590 km or 367 mi	Huizhou	$608
608 km or 378 mi	Lishui	$696