Saitama vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1055
$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2709
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$378
$233
🏘️ Family rent
$631
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$180
🚐 Transport expenses
$202
$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1511
$191
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
61
😀 Quality of life
77
49
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.62M

The cost of living in Saitama is 115% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5168th and 8724th ($1055 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 148th and 26th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Saitama ranked 70th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 1050th and 6803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saitama vs Semarang

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Saitama Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$377
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.3
$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.07%
7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5095
$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2901
$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.1
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.75
$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.55
$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.3
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.2
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.2
$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$355
$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14598
$2180

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$400
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$381
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$452
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$436
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$457
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$419
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$446
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$428
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$494
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$458
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$416
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$402
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$386
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$520
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$358
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$437
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$502
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$468
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$450
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$551
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$515
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$466
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$376
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$627
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$552
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$472
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$469
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$1115
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$780
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$493
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$424
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$436
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$427
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$387
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$439
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$371
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$419