Semarang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$3133
🏠 One person rent	$264	$963
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$1557
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$323
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$2228
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	59	65
😀 Quality of life	52	83
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.25M

The cost of living in Semarang is 63% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8266th and 3679th ($550 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6095th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Sharjah

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	Semarang	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$9.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$5054

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2084
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2309
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1232
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1050
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$994
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$786
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1110
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1810
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1719
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$561
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$556
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$547
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$520
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1267
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1218
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1226
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$531
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$687
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$870
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$989
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$546
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$878
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$639
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$467
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$541
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$928
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$489
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$831
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$577
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$507