Hyderabad, India vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hyderabad	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$470	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$170	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$294	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.6	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$290	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	60
😀 Quality of life	64	58
🏙️ Population	9.31M	1.62M

The cost of living in Hyderabad, India is 4% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8810th and 8757th ($470 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 40th in India and Indonesia, respectively. Check India vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Hyderabad, India ranked 7th best city to live in India vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5455th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hyderabad, India vs Semarang

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	Hyderabad	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.1	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.59	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$380	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$221	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.06	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.45%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1440	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$832	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.6	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.07	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.95	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.38	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.02	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.66	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.1	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2504	$2330

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Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302

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