Sapporo vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sapporo Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1173
$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$1471
🏠 One person rent
$526
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$693
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$229
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
73
59
😀 Quality of life
89
40
🏙️ Population
1.96M
1.62M

The cost of living in Sapporo is 106% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4509th and 7939th ($1173 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 12th in Japan and Indonesia, respectively. Check Japan vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Sapporo compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Sapporo ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 170th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sapporo vs Semarang

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Sapporo Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.3
$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.51
$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.5
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.76%
8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2557
$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1835
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.1
$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.24
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.69
$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.93
$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10328
$2132

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$1050
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$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117

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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