Moscow vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$864
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$190
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
60
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.62M

The cost of living in Moscow is 195% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4141st and 8757th ($1438 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 2664th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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