Semarang vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$1047
🏠 One person rent	$226	$145
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$225
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	60	5
😀 Quality of life	53	34
🏙️ Population	1.62M	115K

The cost of living in Semarang is 17% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8682nd and 8915th ($493 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st 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 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6048th and 7592nd 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	$1.84	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$666

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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

Cities near Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$459
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$312
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$296
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$296
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$900
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$317
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$309
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$342
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$323
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$335
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$307
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$963
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$300
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$280
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$408
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$308
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$264
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$292
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$305
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$292
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$304
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$295
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$419
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$341
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$430
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$367
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$309
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$294
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$321
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$289
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$294
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$316
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$292
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$299
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$300