Medina vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$391
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
20
59
😀 Quality of life
52
40
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.62M

The cost of living in Medina is 56% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6017th and 7939th ($892 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 6150th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$2132

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$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$403
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$383
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$479
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$427
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$440
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$474
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$439
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$495
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$426
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$427
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$459
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$403
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$522
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$383
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$454
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$512
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$500
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$469
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$547
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$552
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$393
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$718
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$573
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$512
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$493
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$873
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$870
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$546
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$422
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$460
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$450
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$361
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$484
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$457
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444