Semarang vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$550
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1616
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$264
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$820
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$227
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
59
17
😀 Quality of life
52
37
🏙️ Population
1.62M
9.03M

The cost of living in Semarang is 8% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8266th and 7790th ($550 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6095th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.2
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.76
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.14
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.32
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.08
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.1
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.1
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2166
$15431

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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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528