Moscow vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$1132
🏠 One person rent
$959
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$196
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
96
61
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.62M

The cost of living in Moscow is 217% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 3728th and 8720th ($1585 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 3206th and 6843rd 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
$13.2
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

Cities near Semarang

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$424
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$405
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$474
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$445
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$445
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$470
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$453
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$515
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$478
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$439
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$419
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$408
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$549
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$379
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$459
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$536
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$502
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$476
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$556
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$467
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$391
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$684
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$609
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$488
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$487
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1175
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$822
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$496
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$417
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$461
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$449
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$409
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$464
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$388
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411