Riyadh vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$996
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
71
59
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.62M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 188% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 2922nd and 7939th ($1642 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 1210th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$2132

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$768
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$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

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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