Bangkok vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$416	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	60
😀 Quality of life	74	53
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.62M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 91% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8682nd ($941 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 1221st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Semarang

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	Bangkok	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$2365

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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