Gold Coast vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Gold Coast	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$1635	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2683	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$646	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3481	$196
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	61
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	608K	1.62M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 406% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 839th and 8720th ($2528 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Gold Coast ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 124th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Semarang

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	Gold Coast	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1886	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1330	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2881	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2303	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.76%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7538	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4593	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.1	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.4	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2105	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8134	$2303

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$424
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$405
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$474
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$445
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$470
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$453
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$478
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$439
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$419
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$408
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$379
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$459
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$536
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$502
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$476
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$556
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$467
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$391
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$684
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$609
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$488
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$487
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1175
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$822
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$496
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$417
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$409
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$388
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$411