Semarang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$264	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	59	99
😀 Quality of life	52	99
🏙️ Population	1.62M	4.84M

The cost of living in Semarang is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8266th and 312th ($550 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6095th and 4th 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	$1.97	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754