Brisbane vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	98	58
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.62M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 323% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1813th and 8757th ($2065 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 40th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 9th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Semarang

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	Brisbane	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$2330

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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