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Semarang vs. Quito Cost of Living Summary

Semarang is 33.8% cheaper than Quito.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% less in Semarang
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Semarang
Transportation: pay 23.2% less in Semarang
Housing: pay 14.0% more in Semarang
Childcare: pay 79.9% less in Semarang
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% less in Semarang
Clothing: pay 41.8% less in Semarang

The cost of housing and groceries in Semarang are more expensive than in Quito. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Semarang.

Semarang vs. Quito Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.0% less for restaurants

	Quito	Semarang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.38	$3.25 IDR54,156.93	-55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13	$0.51 IDR8,474.89	-55.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73	$0.26 IDR4,283.97	-64.9%
Average			-60.0%

Quito vs. Semarang - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Quito	Semarang
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62	$0.99 IDR16,495.51	-38.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.18	$2.90 IDR48,360.32	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06	$3.88 IDR64,573.86	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43	$1.52 IDR25,256.01	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52	$1.26 IDR20,959.30	-64.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98	$1.15 IDR19,201.42	+18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.68 IDR11,381.13	+34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48	$0.85 IDR14,085.55	+78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68	$0.56 IDR9,352.81	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	+73.0%
Average			+2.3%

Quito vs. Semarang - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.2% less for transportation

	Quito	Semarang
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.63	$3.07 IDR51,179.04	+17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00	$12.53 IDR208,678.09	-53.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00	$23,875.88 IDR397,482,085.67	+19.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.50	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	-75.7%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 14.0% more for housing

	Quito	Semarang
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.44	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$448.12	$243.53 IDR4,054,317.27	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.19	$149.22 IDR2,484,263.04	-53.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.07	$68.70 IDR1,143,637.80	+174.1%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 79.9% less for childcare

	Quito	Semarang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.25	$43.77 IDR728,717.16	-84.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,360.00	$2,308.00 IDR38,423,268.28	-75.3%
Average			-79.9%

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Quito	Semarang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	-24.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.96	$1.33 IDR22,109.94	-55.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00	$2.21 IDR36,767.09	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.55	$22.78 IDR379,264.16	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-57.4%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 41.8% less for clothing

	Quito	Semarang
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.15	$35.81 IDR596,223.13	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.83	$31.34 IDR521,695.24	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.42	$64.78 IDR1,078,368.90	-38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.78	$41.78 IDR695,593.65	-55.0%
Average			-41.8%

Quito vs. Semarang - Cost of clothing

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