Semarang vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Semarang	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$493	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1296	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$226	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.3	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$202	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	30
😀 Quality of life	53	43
🏙️ Population	1.62M	6.87M

The cost of living in Semarang is 30% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6863rd ($493 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 41st and 3rd in Indonesia and Myanmar, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Semarang ranked 10th best city to live in Indonesia vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 6048th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Yangon

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	Semarang	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.84	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.63	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.55	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$202	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$540	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.7	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.77%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1282	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$609	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.94	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.68	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.86	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.8	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.62	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.2	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.8	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.9	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2365	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625