Rome vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$929	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	60
😀 Quality of life	86	53
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.62M

The cost of living in Rome is 248% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 2624th and 8682nd ($1718 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st in Italy and Indonesia, respectively. Check Italy vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 337th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Semarang

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	Rome	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$2365

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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