Phuket vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Phuket	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1059	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2644	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$573	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$1004	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.3	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	61
😀 Quality of life	56	49
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.62M

The cost of living in Phuket is 112% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5233rd and 8720th ($1059 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 Phuket compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Phuket ranked 8th best city to live in Thailand vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 6325th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phuket vs Semarang

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	Phuket	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.4	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.77	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$446	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1154	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$805	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.1	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.5	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4350	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.7	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.71	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.45	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.5	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$68	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$652	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16566	$2303

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$424
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$405
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$474
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$445
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$470
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$453
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$478
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$439
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$419
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$408
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$379
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$459
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$536
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$502
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$476
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$556
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$467
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$391
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$684
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$609
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$488
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$487
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1175
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$822
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$496
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$417
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$409
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$388
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$411