Riyadh vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3629
$1296
🏠 One person rent
$944
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1530
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2731
$202
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
72
60
😀 Quality of life
78
53
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.62M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 232% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 2911th and 8682nd ($1637 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 733rd and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.31
$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2174
$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.4
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2485
$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1703
$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.71
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.8
$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.2
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10598
$2365

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$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529

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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