Cost of living comparison

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Semarang vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Semarang is 13.4% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% less in Semarang
Groceries: pay 6.6% less in Semarang
Transportation: pay 1.5% less in Semarang
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Semarang
Childcare: pay 59.6% less in Semarang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Semarang
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Semarang

Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Semarang.

Semarang vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Semarang instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 7.6% less for restaurants

	Indonesia	Semarang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	+2.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$3.25 IDR54,156.93	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.51 IDR8,474.89	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.26 IDR4,283.97	-19.8%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 6.6% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Semarang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.99 IDR16,495.51	-17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$2.90 IDR48,360.32	-35.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$3.88 IDR64,573.86	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$1.52 IDR25,256.01	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$1.26 IDR20,959.30	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.15 IDR19,201.42	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.68 IDR11,381.13	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.85 IDR14,085.55	+3.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	+12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.56 IDR9,352.81	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	-7.3%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 1.5% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Semarang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$3.07 IDR51,179.04	+6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$12.53 IDR208,678.09	+11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	-18.0%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Indonesia	Semarang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	+4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$243.53 IDR4,054,317.27	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$149.22 IDR2,484,263.04	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$68.70 IDR1,143,637.80	+42.2%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 59.6% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Semarang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$43.77 IDR728,717.16	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$2,308.00 IDR38,423,268.28	-61.7%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Semarang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$1.33 IDR22,109.94	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$2.21 IDR36,767.09	-4.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$22.78 IDR379,264.16	-6.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-3.0%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Semarang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$35.81 IDR596,223.13	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$64.78 IDR1,078,368.90	-6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$41.78 IDR695,593.65	-36.7%
Average			-12.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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