Semarang vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$570
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1471
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$288
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
59
93
😀 Quality of life
40
86
🏙️ Population
1.62M
2.29M

The cost of living in Semarang is 34% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7939th and 6163rd ($570 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Semarang ranked 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 7195th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.83
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$728
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.85%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.05
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.5
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2132
$13937

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$403
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$383
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$479
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$427
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$440
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$474
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$439
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$495
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$426
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$427
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$459
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$403
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$522
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$383
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$454
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$512
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$500
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$469
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$547
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$552
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$393
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$718
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$573
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$512
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$493
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$873
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$870
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$546
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$422
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$460
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$450
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$361
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$484
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$457
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
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$860
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$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716