Bangalore vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$221	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	76	60
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	12.3M	1.62M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 8% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8500th and 8757th ($524 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5281st and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Semarang

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	Bangalore	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$2330

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413