Isfahan vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$211	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	48	53
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.62M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 6% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8454th and 8682nd ($523 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 41st in Iran and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iran vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6375th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Semarang

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	Isfahan	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$2365

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

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