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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$190
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	60
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.62M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 711% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 6th and 8757th ($3952 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 88th and 6083rd 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	$20.4	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$2330

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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