Semarang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$264	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$2869
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	17
😀 Quality of life	52	84
🏙️ Population	1.62M	216K

The cost of living in Semarang is 75% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8266th and 1293rd ($550 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Indonesia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 6095th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Wellington

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	Semarang	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$13500

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Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700