Cost of Living Comparison Between Semarang and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Semarang and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Semarang is 33.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 47.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Semarang is 39.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 57.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.87 Rp 31.6K

$4.51 ฿142

-58.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.16 Rp 205.8K

$46.08 ฿1,449

-73.61%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.56 Rp 60.3K

$8.78 ฿276

-59.45%

Cappuccino

$1.50 Rp 25.3K

$3.09 ฿97.0

-51.46%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.52 Rp 8,787

$0.70 ฿21.97

-25.71%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 Rp 4,515

$0.40 ฿12.46

-32.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.04 Rp 34.5K

$2.40 ฿75.5

-15.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 Rp 50.2K

$3.68 ฿116

-19.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 Rp 17.4K

$2.25 ฿70.6

-54.22%

White Bread (500g)

$1.00 Rp 16.9K

$1.87 ฿58.8

-46.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.87 Rp 14.7K

$2.22 ฿69.8

-60.81%

Eggs

$1.52 Rp 25.8K

$2.23 ฿70.1

-31.84%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.81 Rp 98.3K

$19.68 ฿619

-70.48%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.78 Rp 47.0K

$3.66 ฿115

-24.04%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.62 Rp 145.9K

$13.09 ฿411

-34.15%

Apples (1kg)

$2.60 Rp 44.0K

$3.38 ฿106

-23.08%

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 26.8K

$1.69 ฿53.3

-6.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.97 Rp 33.3K

$2.33 ฿73.2

-15.45%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.58 Rp 26.7K

$1.98 ฿62.4

-20.20%

Potato (1kg)

$1.29 Rp 21.9K

$1.55 ฿48.77

-16.77%

Onion (1kg)

$1.82 Rp 30.7K

$1.51 ฿47.42

20.53%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.86 Rp 14.6K

$0.98 ฿30.84

-12.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.41 Rp 6,867

$0.48 ฿15.01

-14.58%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.23 Rp 37.7K

$4.35 ฿137

-48.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.78 Rp 250.2K

$20.65 ฿649

-28.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 Rp 44.5K

$1.77 ฿55.8

48.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.94 Rp 49.7K

$2.75 ฿86.6

6.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 Rp 4,028

$1.37 ฿43.19

-82.48%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.65 Rp 214.1K

$11.36 ฿357

11.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.89 Rp 15.1K

$3.11 ฿97.8

-71.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.29 Rp 4,834

$1.05 ฿32.96

-72.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.88 Rp 48.7K

$13.72 ฿431

-79.01%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.82 Rp 13.8K

$1.34 ฿42.16

-38.81%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$24.5K Rp 415.2M

$27.7K ฿869.6K

-11.30%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$30.2K Rp 511.4M

$33.6K ฿1.1M

-10.05%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$94.3 Rp 1.6M

$122 ฿3,835

-22.73%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$2.85 Rp 48.2K

$13.61 ฿428

-79.06%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$23.80 Rp 402.7K

$18.49 ฿581

28.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.70 Rp 401.1K

$61.7 ฿1,939

-61.58%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.11 Rp 86.4K

$16.70 ฿525

-69.40%

Cinema Ticket

$3.15 Rp 53.3K

$9.09 ฿286

-65.35%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$45.65 Rp 772.5K

$702 ฿22.1K

-93.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,359 Rp 39.9M

$16.0K ฿502.8K

-85.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$36.79 Rp 622.6K

$58.9 ฿1,851

-37.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$32.55 Rp 550.9K

$34.41 ฿1,082

-5.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$67.8 Rp 1.1M

$113 ฿3,545

-39.88%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.85 Rp 742.0K

$84.7 ฿2,662

-48.20%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$254 Rp 4.3M

$606 ฿19.1K

-58.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$154 Rp 2.6M

$435 ฿13.7K

-64.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$548 Rp 9.3M

$2,069 ฿65.0K

-73.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$414 Rp 7.0M

$1,473 ฿46.3K

-71.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,265 Rp 21.4M

$4,445 ฿139.8K

-71.54%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$593 Rp 10.0M

$2,988 ฿93.9K

-80.15%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$198 Rp 3.4M

$547 ฿17.2K

-63.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.83

5.33

46.90%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Semarang: January 12, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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