Kawaguchi vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kawaguchi	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2769	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$500	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$981	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2205	$229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	80	40
🏙️ Population	593K	1.62M

The cost of living in Kawaguchi is 84% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4965th and 7939th ($1052 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 183rd and 12th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Kawaguchi compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Kawaguchi ranked 19th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 446th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawaguchi vs Semarang

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	Kawaguchi	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.69	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.1	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.97	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.07	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1015	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$708	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.72%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5296	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3256	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.25	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.7	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.22	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.29	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.4	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.6	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13821	$2132

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Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1057
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1143
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1031
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1068
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1058
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1063
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1039
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1035
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1069
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1136
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1043
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1099
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1067
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1037
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1036
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1078

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444