Canberra vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	60
😀 Quality of life	86	58
🏙️ Population	381K	1.62M

The cost of living in Canberra is 314% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1949th and 8757th ($2019 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 40th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 413th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Semarang

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	Canberra	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$2330

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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