Semarang vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	53	100
🏙️ Population	1.62M	4.84M

The cost of living in Semarang is 81% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8682nd and 745th ($493 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6048th 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	$1.84	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$17957

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683