Semarang vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$488
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1113
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$218
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$360
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$180
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
60
89
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
1.62M
13.9M

The cost of living in Semarang is 25% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8757th and 7452nd ($488 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 98th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6083rd and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.65
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.98
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$135
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$239
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.4
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1276
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$597
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.99
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.98
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.9
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.19
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$44.2
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$18657

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$422
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$409
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$471
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$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$482
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$456
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$478
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$447
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$523
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$488
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$440
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$413
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$409
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$551
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$384
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$457
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$534
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$490
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$470
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$561
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$555
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$400
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$699
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$665
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$517
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$511
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1134
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$834
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$489
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$429
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$459
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$402
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$470
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$390
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$413

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Distance City Cost of living
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$641
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$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
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$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573