Peshawar vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Peshawar	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$352	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$857	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$137	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$259	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$134	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.3	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$229
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	59
😀 Quality of life	42	40
🏙️ Population	1.97M	1.62M

The cost of living in Peshawar is 38% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 9085th and 7939th ($352 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th in Pakistan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Peshawar compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Peshawar ranked 6th best city to live in Pakistan vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 6943rd and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Peshawar vs Semarang

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	Peshawar	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.88	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$89.6	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$56.9	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$237	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.8	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.93%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$183	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$152	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.37	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.53	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.19	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.53	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.94	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.72	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.21	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.59	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.52	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$9.11	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$4.4	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.87	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$11.7	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.5	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$31.9	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$457	$2132

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Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$307
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$335
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$238
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$311
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$389
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$449
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$567
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$278
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$330
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$281
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$277
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$455
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$344
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$303
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$393
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$364
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$289
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$240
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$298
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$337
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$268
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$399
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$260
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$386
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$445
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$290
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$508
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$328
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$307
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$399
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$338
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$394
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444