Niigata vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Niigata	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1108	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3039	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$446	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$989	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$394	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$155	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1634	$227
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	59
😀 Quality of life	67	52
🏙️ Population	791K	1.62M

The cost of living in Niigata is 101% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4902nd and 8266th ($1108 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 23rd in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Niigata compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Niigata ranked 578th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 3769th and 6095th 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	$5.41	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$327	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.3	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.25%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2976	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2688	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$22	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.9	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.6	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.6	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.5	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.2	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15392	$2166

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Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046

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