Chennai vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$159	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	60
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.62M

The cost of living in Chennai is 10% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8898th and 8757th ($437 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 40th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5272nd and 6083rd 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	$2.25	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$2330

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

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