Bandung vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bandung	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1297	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$226	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.4	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$866
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	80	8
😀 Quality of life	61	64
🏙️ Population	2.88M	133K

The cost of living in Bandung is 59% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8495th and 4552nd ($536 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in Indonesia and Maldives, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.7 months in Male. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5820th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Male

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	Bandung	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.49	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.95	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.55	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$375	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.9	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.34%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$776	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$345	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.57	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.54	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.71	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.62	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.2	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.91	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.5	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8600	$3300

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$502
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$551
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$467
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$556
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$391
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$515
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$684
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$478
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$609
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$478
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$470
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$488
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$487
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$474
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$499
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$417
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$424
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$405
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$445
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$453
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$439
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$405
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$388
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$419
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$408
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$379
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$459
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$476
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$456
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$439
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$411
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1175
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$496

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327