Semarang vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$226	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	60	98
😀 Quality of life	53	93
🏙️ Population	1.62M	1.97M

The cost of living in Semarang is 73% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8682nd and 2270th ($493 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 1st in Indonesia and Austria, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 6048th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Vienna

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	Semarang	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987