Manila vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manila	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$801	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2513	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$377	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$1086	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$303	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$227
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	59
😀 Quality of life	65	52
🏙️ Population	1.85M	1.62M

The cost of living in Manila is 46% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6428th and 8266th ($801 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in the Philippines and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Philippines vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Manila compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Manila ranked 3rd best city to live in the Philippines vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 4217th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manila vs Semarang

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	Manila	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.82	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.9	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.42	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1612	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$764	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.5	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.73%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3727	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2799	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.71	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.63	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.25	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.63	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$504	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14739	$2166

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Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$650
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$668
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$770
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$738
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$593
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$816
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$704
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$453
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$705
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$820
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$564
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$650
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$717
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$633
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$590
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$725
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$570
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$602
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$641
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$558
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$414
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$579
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$668
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$674
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$562
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$677
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$518
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$632
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$551
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$547
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$488
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$668
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$421
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$507
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$627
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$554
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$442

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458