Ankara vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$487	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$202
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	60
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.62M

The cost of living in Ankara is 95% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5741st and 8682nd ($959 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 41st in Turkey and Indonesia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1858th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Semarang

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	Ankara	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$2365

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

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