Jerusalem vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	78	60
😀 Quality of life	85	53
🏙️ Population	936K	1.62M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 329% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1551st and 8682nd ($2114 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 41st 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 374th and 6048th 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	$22.2	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$2365

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427