Semarang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Semarang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$490	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1101	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$233	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$392	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.8	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	1.62M	5.45M

The cost of living in Semarang is 83% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8724th and 370th ($490 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Indonesia and Australia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Semarang ranked 13th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6803rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Sydney

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	Semarang	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.52	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.95	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$289	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.8%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$566	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.08	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.88	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.31	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.3	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.72	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.89	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.77	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.31	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.99	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.4	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$41.5	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2180	$25164

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$400
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$381
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$452
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$419
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$446
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$428
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$494
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$458
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$416
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$402
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$386
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$520
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$358
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$437
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$502
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$468
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$450
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$515
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$466
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$376
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$627
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$552
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$472
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$469
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1115
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$493
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$424
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$387
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$371
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$419

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863