Semarang vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$264
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
59
90
😀 Quality of life
52
71
🏙️ Population
1.62M
13.9M

The cost of living in Semarang is 23% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8266th and 6862nd ($550 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 81st 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 10th in China, while ranked 6095th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.1
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2166
$16590

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$447
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$434
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$506
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$453
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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
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$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
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$420
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$458

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$700
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$734
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$679
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$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
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$657
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$526
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$618