Mecca vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mecca	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1162	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2741	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$517	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$883	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$307	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$239	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1341	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	68 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	60
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.62M

The cost of living in Mecca is 138% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4793rd and 8757th ($1162 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 40th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mecca compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Mecca ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6119th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mecca vs Semarang

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	Mecca	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.79	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.5	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.94	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$828	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.46%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1493	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1216	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.5	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.85	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.36	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.19	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$104	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.24	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.5	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4655	$2330

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Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413