Jeddah vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$583
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
45
61
😀 Quality of life
76
49
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.62M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 147% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4730th and 8724th ($1210 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 1324th and 6803rd 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
$5.59
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$2180

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$873
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$871
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$919
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$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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Distance City Cost of living
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$400
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$381
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$452
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$436
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$457
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$419
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$446
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$428
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$494
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$458
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$416
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$402
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$386
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$520
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$358
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$437
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$468
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$450
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$515
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$466
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$376
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$627
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$516
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$552
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$472
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$469
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1115
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$780
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$493
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$424
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$436
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$427
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$387
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$439
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$371
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$419