Semarang vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Semarang	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$570	$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1471	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$288	$1400
🏘️ Family rent	$693	$2268
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$2523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	59	17
😀 Quality of life	40	85
🏙️ Population	1.62M	419K

The cost of living in Semarang is 74% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 7939th and 1237th ($570 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Wellington. Semarang ranked 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 7195th and 293rd 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	$1.95	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.83	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$7.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$728	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.9	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.85%	6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$645	$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.49	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.27	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.7	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.97	$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.28	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.03	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.05	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.3	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.5	$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2132	$13015

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1777
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1579
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1230
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1500
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1454
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1113
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1207
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1800
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1563
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1200
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1701
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1754
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1842
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1994
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1960
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2279
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1664
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1398
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1388
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1925
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1597