Karachi vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Karachi	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1029	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$168	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$274	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$146	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.4	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$132	$190
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	63	60
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.62M

The cost of living in Karachi is 12% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8915th and 8757th ($430 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6371st and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Semarang

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	Karachi	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.75	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.3	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.41	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$71.8	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$204	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$133	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.46%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$579	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.76	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.37	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.24	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.76	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.6	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.1	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$67.6	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1491	$2330

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$382
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$324
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$395
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$336
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$290
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$340
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$322
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$330
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$324
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$382
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$291
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$322
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$305
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$375
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$573
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$315
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$624
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$374
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$366
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$290
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$705
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$403
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$436
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$328
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$362
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$274
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$439
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$808
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$347
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$303
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$267
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1081
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$335
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$558

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413