Islamabad vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Islamabad	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1168	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$198	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$457	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$150	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.4	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$256	$227
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	67	59
😀 Quality of life	49	52
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.62M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 20% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8895th and 8266th ($439 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Islamabad compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Islamabad ranked 2nd best city to live in Pakistan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6293rd and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Semarang

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	Islamabad	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.79	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$92	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$286	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.49%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$493	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.82	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.32	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.26	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.8	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.64	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.9	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.47	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.2	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.31	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.4	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$59.7	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3133	$2166

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$323
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$328
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$372
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$277
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$354
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$338
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$374
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$330
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$388
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$456
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$380
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$335
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$344
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$280
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$308
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$358
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$319
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$406
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$292
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$344
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$500
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$312
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$407
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$441
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$310
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$469
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$378
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$599
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$358
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$360
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$430
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$371
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$476
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$397

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458