Semarang vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Semarang	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1113	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$218	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$360	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	66
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.25M

The cost of living in Semarang is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8757th and 4204th ($488 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 6th 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 1.6 months in Sharjah. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6083rd and 312th 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	$1.65	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.98	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.3	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.2	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$6883

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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

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483