Los Angeles vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	61
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.62M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 598% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 62nd and 8724th ($3420 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 26th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 50th and 6803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Semarang

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	Los Angeles	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$2180

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$400
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$381
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$452
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$419
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$446
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$428
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$494
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$458
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$416
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$402
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$386
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$520
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$358
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$437
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$502
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$468
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$450
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$515
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$466
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$376
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$627
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$552
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$472
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$469
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1115
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$493
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$424
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$387
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$371
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$419