Phuket vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phuket	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$1296
🏠 One person rent	$519	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$1664	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$300	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$29.5	$38.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$202
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	60
😀 Quality of life	53	53
🏙️ Population	77.6K	1.62M

The cost of living in Phuket is 91% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 5827th and 8682nd ($940 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 41st 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 7th best city to live in Thailand vs Semarang ranked 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 6063rd and 6048th 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	$5.23	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.38	$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.39	$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1891	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.17%	7.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4059	$1282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2821	$609
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.5	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$2.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.23	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.36	$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$36.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$44.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13013	$2365

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Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$421
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$417
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$480
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$486
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$464
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$521
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$490
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$453
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$410
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$365
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$510
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$545
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$614
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$563
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$518
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$513
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$385
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$701
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$558
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$492
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$488
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1267
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$845
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$497
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$432
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$355
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$395
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$427