Semarang vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$226	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	21
😀 Quality of life	53	40
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.71M

The cost of living in Semarang is 45% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6043rd ($493 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6048th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Yancheng

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	Semarang	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984