Semarang vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$264
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
59
95
😀 Quality of life
52
86
🏙️ Population
1.62M
2.6M

The cost of living in Semarang is 53% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8266th and 4715th ($550 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st 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 Taipei. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6095th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.1
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2166
$18424

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$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
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$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
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$420
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$458

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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$828
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$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
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$712
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$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
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$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
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$731
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$708
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$633
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$716
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$592
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$605