Niigata vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Niigata Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1007
$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1113
🏠 One person rent
$390
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$652
$360
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1897
$190
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
72
58
🏙️ Population
791K
1.62M

The cost of living in Niigata is 106% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5515th and 8757th ($1007 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 404th and 40th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Niigata compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Niigata ranked 406th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 3269th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Niigata Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.38
$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.4
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.17
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$552
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$383
$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2790
$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2422
$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.8
$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$21.9
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.06
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.8
$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.1
$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14992
$2330

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001

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