Bangkok vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$490
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$434	$233
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$392
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$36.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	89	61
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.62M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 103% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5606th and 8724th ($996 vs $490) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 2044th and 6803rd 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	$3.36	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$2.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$51.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	7.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1179
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$19.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$0.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$2.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$28.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$54
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$41.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$2180

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$400
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$381
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$452
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$457
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$419
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$446
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$428
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$494
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$458
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$416
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$402
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$386
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$520
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$358
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$437
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$502
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$468
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$450
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$515
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$466
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$376
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$627
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$516
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$552
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$472
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$469
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1115
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$493
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$424
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$387
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$371
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$419