Niigata vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2580
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$433
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$731
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1251
$191
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
54
61
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
791K
1.62M

The cost of living in Niigata is 108% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5436th and 8724th ($1018 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 299th and 26th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Niigata compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Niigata ranked 365th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 2749th and 6803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Niigata vs Semarang

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Niigata Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$288
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$280
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$514
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.48%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2634
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2645
$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.31
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.8
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.46
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.9
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.7
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$62.2
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17418
$2180

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19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$400
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$381
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$452
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$436
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$457
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$419
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$446
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$428
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$494
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$458
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$416
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$402
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$386
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$520
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$358
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$437
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$468
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$450
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$515
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$466
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$376
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$627
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$552
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$472
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$469
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1115
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$780
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$493
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$424
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$436
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$427
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$387
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$439
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$371
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$419