Semarang vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$264
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
59
78
😀 Quality of life
52
66
🏙️ Population
1.62M
12.6M

The cost of living in Semarang is 5% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8266th and 8506th ($550 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6095th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Zhengzhou

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Semarang Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.1
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2166
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
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$447
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$434
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$506
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$453
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$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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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619