Semarang vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1725
🏠 One person rent	$264	$269
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	59	19
😀 Quality of life	52	38
🏙️ Population	1.62M	7.01M

The cost of living in Semarang is 16% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8266th and 7219th ($550 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 153rd 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 1.1 months in Zhumadian. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Zhumadian ranked 307th in China, while ranked 6095th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Zhumadian

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	Semarang	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$72.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$3395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$1906
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$5.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$70.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$9322

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$587
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$612
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$683
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$610
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$619
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$655
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$568
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$571
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$614
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$647
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$559
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$673
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$541
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$614
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$542
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$622
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$623
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$531
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$599
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$535
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$775
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$659
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$521
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$681
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$594
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$626
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$606
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$511
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$633
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$525