Osaka vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Osaka	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1212	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3074	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$514	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$1065	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$375	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2247	$227
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	59
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.62M

The cost of living in Osaka is 120% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4566th and 8266th ($1212 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 45th and 23rd in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Osaka compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Osaka ranked 3rd best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 18th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Osaka vs Semarang

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	Osaka	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.05	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.2	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.7	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$565	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.5	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.79%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3644	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2897	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.1	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.98	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.6	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.2	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5653	$2166

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Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1169
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1096
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1065
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1021
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1120
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1067
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1113
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1030
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1034
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1043
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1068
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1016

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