Jakarta vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jakarta	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$701	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$343	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$832	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.1	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$548	$1651
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	80	24
😀 Quality of life	65	78
🏙️ Population	10.6M	592K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 51% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 6882nd and 3759th ($701 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in Indonesia and Spain, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 4292nd and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Malaga

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	Jakarta	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.68	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.2	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1133	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.2	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.57%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1724	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$799	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.69	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.63	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.48	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.18	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8860	$9532

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506

Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449