San Diego vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	59
😀 Quality of life	91	40
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.62M

The cost of living in San Diego is 501% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 26th and 7939th ($3427 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 12th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 107th and 7195th 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	$20.9	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$2132

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

Cities near Semarang

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