Saitama vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1063
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3283
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$429
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1287
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1764
$229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
99
59
😀 Quality of life
79
40
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.62M

The cost of living in Saitama is 86% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4896th and 7939th ($1063 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 12th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Saitama ranked 35th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 484th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Saitama Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.41
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.17
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1192
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$973
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3226
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.55
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.88
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.4
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$443
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13860
$2132

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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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039

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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