Munich vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	60
😀 Quality of life	94	58
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.62M

The cost of living in Munich is 405% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 920th and 8757th ($2463 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Germany and Indonesia, respectively. Check Germany vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 61st and 6083rd 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	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$2330

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

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