Melbourne vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	100	53
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.62M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 345% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1365th and 8682nd ($2194 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 41st in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Semarang

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	Melbourne	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$2365

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427