Munich vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$196
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	61
😀 Quality of life	94	49
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.62M

The cost of living in Munich is 400% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 889th and 8720th ($2499 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 38th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Semarang

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	Munich	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$2303

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

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