San Diego vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	61
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.62M

The cost of living in San Diego is 611% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 52nd and 8724th ($3486 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 26th 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 38th best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 155th and 6803rd 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	$22.2	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$2180

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$400
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$381
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$452
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$419
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$446
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$428
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$494
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$458
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$416
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$402
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$386
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$520
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$358
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$437
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$502
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$468
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$450
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$515
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$466
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$376
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$627
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$552
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$472
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$469
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1115
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$493
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$424
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$387
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$371
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$419