Semarang vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Semarang	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$570	$545
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1471	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$288	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$693	$511
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.4	$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$376
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	59	80
😀 Quality of life	40	47
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.64M

The cost of living in Semarang is 5% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7939th and 8159th ($570 vs $545) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 20th 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 26th vs 13th best cities to live in Indonesia, and 7195th vs 6481st 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	$1.95	$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.83	$3.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$44.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$69.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.85%	8.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1826
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$2.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$25.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.5	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2132	$8139

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$573
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$718
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$393
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$512
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$547
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$493
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$512
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$422
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$495
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$426
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$478
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$479
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$570
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$450
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$457
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$403
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$383
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$440
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$521
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$479
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$427
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$459
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$403
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$522
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$383
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$454
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$469
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$444
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$442
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511