Chennai vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$152	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	60
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.62M

The cost of living in Chennai is 13% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8897th and 8682nd ($430 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 41st 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 4th best city to live in India vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 4021st and 6048th 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	$1.83	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$2365

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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