Saint Petersburg vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$497	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	81	60
😀 Quality of life	67	53
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.62M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 98% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5668th and 8682nd ($974 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st in Russia and Indonesia, respectively. Check Russia vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 3598th and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Semarang

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	Saint Petersburg	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$2365

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

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