Chennai vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$161	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	59
😀 Quality of life	68	40
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.62M

The cost of living in Chennai is 24% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7939th ($434 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 12th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 3676th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Semarang

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	Chennai	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2132

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444