Gold Coast vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gold Coast	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2297	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5159	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2387	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3044	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	60
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	608K	1.62M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 371% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1270th and 8757th ($2297 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 40th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Gold Coast compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 255th and 6083rd 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	$18	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$97.5	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.69	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.47	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2559	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2014	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8866	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4115	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.71	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.32	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.2	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.88	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.73	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.4	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2150	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7100	$2330

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2065
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1662
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1798
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1710
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1184
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1503
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1839
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1747
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2181
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1888
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1599
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2640
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2292
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1568
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1364
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1580
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1678
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2019
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1667
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1683
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1771
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1706
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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