Gujranwala vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gujranwala	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$302	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$729	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$98	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$152	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$124	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.6	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$131	$190
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	60
😀 Quality of life	30	58
🏙️ Population	2.03M	1.62M

The cost of living in Gujranwala is 38% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 9199th and 8757th ($302 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 40th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Gujranwala compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Gujranwala ranked 10th best city to live in Pakistan vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 8772nd and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gujranwala vs Semarang

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	Gujranwala	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.41	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.04	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.7	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$34.9	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$95.4	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$60	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.3	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.92%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$761	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.94	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.62	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.02	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.94	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.32	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.44	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$5.97	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.83	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.71	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$10.1	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$16.7	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$843	$2330

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Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330

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