Al Ain vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$202
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	38	60
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	767K	1.62M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 274% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 2271st and 8682nd ($1844 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 41st in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1000th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Semarang

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	Al Ain	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$2365

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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