Semarang vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Semarang	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$570	$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1471	$2074
🏠 One person rent	$288	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$693	$826
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.4	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$365
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	59	43
😀 Quality of life	40	55
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.4M

The cost of living in Semarang is 28% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7939th and 6405th ($570 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Semarang ranked 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 7195th and 5931st 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	$1.95	$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.83	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.85%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.5	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2132	$5952

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$759
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$576
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$607
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$589
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$491
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$674
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$997
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$679
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$673
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1345
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$674
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$677
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$640
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$444
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$776
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$707
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$647
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$643
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$614
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$535
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$625
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$573
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$578
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$603
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$593
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$572
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$504
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$602
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$510
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$576
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$581
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$700
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$560
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$628
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1065
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$666
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$625