Semarang vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1548
🏠 One person rent	$264	$247
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	59	80
😀 Quality of life	52	41
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.64M

The cost of living in Semarang is 5% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8266th and 8030th ($550 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 17th in Indonesia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Ranked 10th vs 16th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 6095th vs 6811th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs South Tangerang

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	Semarang	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$3.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$666
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$8.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$2.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$8626

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$605
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$757
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$419
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$541
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$553
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$524
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$596
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$522
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$530
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$571
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$438
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$551
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$517
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$512
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$506
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$550
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$447
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$434
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$507
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$530
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$487
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$499
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$470
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$512
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$427
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$558
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$388
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$495
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$518
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$458
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$459
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549