Semarang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$226	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	65
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.25M

The cost of living in Semarang is 67% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8682nd and 3460th ($493 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 6048th and 412th 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	$1.84	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$7169

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536