Semarang vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$226	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	13
😀 Quality of life	53	36
🏙️ Population	1.62M	948K

The cost of living in Semarang is 58% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 8682nd and 4590th ($493 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 3rd in Indonesia and Laos, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6048th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Vientiane

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	Semarang	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$1.5
🥤 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	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393