Riyadh vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1132
🏠 One person rent
$946
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$196
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
70
61
😀 Quality of life
78
49
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.62M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 227% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 3529th and 8720th ($1632 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 879th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Semarang

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Riyadh Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.06
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$2303

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$931
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$815
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$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
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$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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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
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$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
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$411