Semarang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$226	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	43
😀 Quality of life	53	56
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.4M

The cost of living in Semarang is 46% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6004th ($493 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 1st in Indonesia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6048th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Semarang	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$6410

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598