San Diego vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$202
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	60
😀 Quality of life	91	53
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.62M

The cost of living in San Diego is 595% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 36th and 8682nd ($3428 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 41st 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 13th best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 95th and 6048th 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	$22.1	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$2365

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427