Moscow vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$612
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$227
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
59
😀 Quality of life
74
52
🏙️ Population
13M
1.62M

The cost of living in Moscow is 95% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5091st and 8266th ($1075 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1280th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Semarang

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Moscow Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.32
 Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$2166

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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