Brisbane vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	59
😀 Quality of life	97	52
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.62M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 353% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 781st and 8266th ($2491 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 15th and 6095th 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	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$2166

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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