Semarang vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$226	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	90
😀 Quality of life	53	70
🏙️ Population	1.62M	13.9M

The cost of living in Semarang is 28% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6956th ($493 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 64th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6048th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Tianjin

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	Semarang	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616