Chittagong vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$227
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	59
😀 Quality of life	45	52
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.62M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 43% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 9199th and 8266th ($312 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6529th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Semarang

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	Chittagong	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$2166

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$447
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$434
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$506
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$512
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$507
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$508
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$551
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$517
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$470
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$427
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$558
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$388
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$495
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$571
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$530
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$518
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$541
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$419
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$757
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$577
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$605
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$524
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$522
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1121
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$530
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$438
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$380
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$420
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$458