Jeddah vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$511	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	59
😀 Quality of life	75	52
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.62M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 104% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4828th and 8266th ($1123 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1110th and 6095th 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	$6.63	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$2166

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

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