Jeddah vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$495
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
59
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.62M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 93% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4731st and 7939th ($1100 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 1616th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Semarang

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Jeddah Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$2132

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$1361
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328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
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$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$403
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$383
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$479
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$427
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$440
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$474
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$439
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$495
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$426
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$427
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$459
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$403
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$522
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$383
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$454
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$512
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$500
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$469
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$547
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$552
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$393
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$718
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$573
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$512
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$493
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$873
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$870
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$546
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$422
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$460
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$450
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$361
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$484
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$457
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444