Semarang vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Semarang	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1113	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$218	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$360	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	89
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	1.62M	5.87M

The cost of living in Semarang is 85% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8757th and 109th ($488 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th and 1st in Indonesia and Singapore, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6083rd and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Singapore City

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	Semarang	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.65	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.98	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.3	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.3	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.2	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653