Dhaka vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1616
🏠 One person rent	$121	$264
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$820
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$227
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	59
😀 Quality of life	54	52
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.62M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 22% less expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 8916th and 8266th ($428 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 5968th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Dhaka vs Semarang infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/dhaka/semarang.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Dhaka vs Semarang infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/dhaka/semarang" target="_blank">Dhaka vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Dhaka vs Semarang

Prices for goods and services in Dhaka and Semarang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Dhaka	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$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	$137	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$2166

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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