San Diego vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	60
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.62M

The cost of living in San Diego is 612% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 43rd and 8757th ($3469 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 40th in the United States and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United States vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 97th and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Semarang

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	San Diego	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$2330

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413