New York City vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$227
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	59
😀 Quality of life	97	52
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.62M

The cost of living in New York City is 637% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5th and 8266th ($4051 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 13th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Semarang

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	New York City	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$2166

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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