Canberra vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	61
😀 Quality of life	85	49
🏙️ Population	381K	1.62M

The cost of living in Canberra is 361% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1373rd and 8724th ($2258 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 26th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 438th and 6803rd 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	$15.6	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$2180

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$400
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$381
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$452
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$419
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$446
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$428
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$494
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$458
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$416
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$402
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$386
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$520
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$358
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$437
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$502
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$468
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$450
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$515
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$466
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$376
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$627
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$552
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$472
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$469
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1115
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$493
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$424
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$387
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$371
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$419