Semarang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Semarang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$488	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1113	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$218	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$360	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	60	5
😀 Quality of life	58	42
🏙️ Population	1.62M	115K

The cost of living in Semarang is 16% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8757th and 8940th ($488 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Semarang ranked 12th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6083rd and 7547th 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	$1.65	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.98	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$1.39	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$135	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.75%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1276	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$597	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.3	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.99	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.42	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.98	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.9	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.99	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.19	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.1	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.2	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2330	$653

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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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289