Semarang vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$570
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1471
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$288
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
59
40
😀 Quality of life
40
51
🏙️ Population
1.62M
5.94M

The cost of living in Semarang is 30% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7939th and 6358th ($570 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Indonesia and India, respectively. Check Indonesia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Semarang ranked 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 7195th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Semarang Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.83
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$728
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.85%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.7
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.05
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.5
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2132
$1785

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$383
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
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$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361