Madrid vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$196
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	61
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.62M

The cost of living in Madrid is 318% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1805th and 8720th ($2089 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th in Spain and Indonesia, respectively. Check Spain vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 190th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Semarang

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	Madrid	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$2303

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$424
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$405
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$474
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$445
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$470
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$453
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$478
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$439
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$419
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$408
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$379
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$459
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$536
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$502
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$476
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$556
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$467
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$391
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$684
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$609
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$488
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$487
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1175
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$822
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$496
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$417
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$409
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$388
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$411