Lahore vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lahore	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$411	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$163	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$338	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$142	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$202
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	60
😀 Quality of life	46	53
🏙️ Population	11.1M	1.62M

The cost of living in Lahore is 17% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8934th and 8682nd ($411 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 41st in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6486th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Semarang

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	Lahore	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$65.8	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$289	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$187	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.71%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.75	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.25	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.04	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.27	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.36	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.47	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$15	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$37.1	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1172	$2365

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Cities near Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346

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