Phoenix vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	60
😀 Quality of life	90	53
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.62M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 386% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 955th and 8682nd ($2395 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 41st in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 146th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Phoenix	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$2365

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427