Dhaka vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$141	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$190
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	60
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.62M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 5% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8829th and 8757th ($464 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Semarang ranked 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 6151st and 6083rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Semarang

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	Dhaka	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$2330

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413