Semarang vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$226	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	60	28
😀 Quality of life	53	41
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.23M

The cost of living in Semarang is 25% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8682nd and 7175th ($493 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6048th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Xinyang

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	Semarang	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558