Canberra vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	60
😀 Quality of life	84	53
🏙️ Population	381K	1.62M

The cost of living in Canberra is 310% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1768th and 8682nd ($2023 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 41st 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 8th best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 388th and 6048th 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	$14.1	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$2365

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427