Saitama vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Saitama Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1073
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2749
$1132
🏠 One person rent
$380
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$627
$389
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$213
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1596
$196
😷 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 5151st and 8720th ($1073 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 152nd and 29th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Saitama compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Saitama ranked 64th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 1177th and 6843rd 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
$5.84
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.05%
7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5321
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3021
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.53
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.5
$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.5
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.04
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$36
$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$308
$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15321
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102

Cities near Semarang

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
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$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
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$411