Semarang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Semarang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$550	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$264	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$820	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$190	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$227	$570
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	59	5
😀 Quality of life	52	50
🏙️ Population	1.62M	115K

The cost of living in Semarang is 42% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8266th and 9013th ($550 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Indonesia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6095th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Thimphu

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	Semarang	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.97	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.2	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.32	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.76	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.7	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.85%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1394	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.25	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.14	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.4	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.32	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.08	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.34	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.41	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.5	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$48.1	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2166	$691

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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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284