San Jose, United States vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	61
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.62M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 707% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8th and 8724th ($3957 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 126th and 6803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Semarang

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	San Jose	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$2180

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

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