Perth vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$196
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	61
😀 Quality of life	96	49
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.62M

The cost of living in Perth is 390% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 978th and 8720th ($2448 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 29th in Australia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Australia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 10th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Semarang

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	Perth	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$2303

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$424
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$405
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$474
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$445
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$470
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$453
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$478
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$439
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$419
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$408
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$379
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$459
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$536
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$502
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$476
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$556
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$467
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$391
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$684
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$609
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$488
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$487
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1175
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$822
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$496
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$417
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$409
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$388
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$411