Jerusalem vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	77	59
😀 Quality of life	84	52
🏙️ Population	936K	1.62M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 270% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1770th and 8266th ($2037 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 23rd in Israel and Indonesia, respectively. Check Israel vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 358th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Semarang

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	Jerusalem	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$2166

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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