Semarang vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$226	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	46
😀 Quality of life	53	55
🏙️ Population	1.62M	2.96M

The cost of living in Semarang is 42% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6253rd ($493 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 1st in Indonesia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6048th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Tashkent

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	Semarang	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785