Semarang vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Semarang | Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Semarang is 63% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8757th and 4455th ($488 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6083rd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Semarang vs Taipei
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| Semarang | Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 82 km or 51 mi | Pekalongan | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Yogyakarta | |
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| 143 km or 89 mi | Madiun | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Cilacap | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Kediri | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Cirebon | |
| 212 km or 132 mi | Banjar | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Blitar | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Mojokerto | |
| 248 km or 154 mi | Tasikmalaya | |
| 253 km or 157 mi | Batu | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Surabaya | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | Malang | |
| 285 km or 177 mi | Pasuruan | |
| 315 km or 195 mi | Bandung | |
| 318 km or 198 mi | Cimahi | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Probolinggo | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Sukabumi | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Bekasi | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Bogor | |
| 402 km or 250 mi | Depok | |
| 403 km or 251 mi | Jakarta | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | South Tangerang | |
| 427 km or 265 mi | Tangerang | |
| 481 km or 299 mi | Serang | |
| 498 km or 310 mi | Cilegon | |
| 533 km or 331 mi | Bali | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Ubud | |
| 562 km or 349 mi | Denpasar | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Bandar Lampung | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Metro | |
| 613 km or 381 mi | Banjarmasin | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Banjarbaru | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi |  New Taipei | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Keelung | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Yilan | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhubei | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Miaoli | |
| 133 km or 82 mi | Taichung | |
| 149 km or 92 mi | Changhua | |
| 152 km or 95 mi | Nantou | |
| 180 km or 112 mi | Douliu | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Chiayi | |
| 252 km or 157 mi |  Fuzhou | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Putian | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Taitung | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Tainan | |
| 270 km or 168 mi | Ningde | |
| 276 km or 172 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Rui'an | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Kinmen | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Xiamen | |
| 371 km or 230 mi | Wenling | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Nanping | |
| 395 km or 246 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 411 km or 255 mi | Lishui | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Sanming | |
| 425 km or 264 mi | Linhai | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Longyan | |
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| 495 km or 308 mi | Yiwu | |
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