Jakarta vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$684
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1643
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$315
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$346
$866
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
81
8
😀 Quality of life
70
64
🏙️ Population
11.1M
133K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 48% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7328th and 4552nd ($684 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jakarta compared to 0.7 months in Male. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4224th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jakarta vs Male

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Jakarta Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.54
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.51
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$370
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.82%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.48
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.06
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.65
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.07
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8171
$3300

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$556
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$467
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$488
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$551
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$487
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$502
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$536
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$359
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$362
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$515
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$417
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$478
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$478
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$470
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$474
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$499
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$424
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$405
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$445
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$388
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$405
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$439
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$445
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
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$456
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$453
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$439
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$439
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$419
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$408
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$549
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$379
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$459
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$476
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$411
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$419
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$495

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$1379
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$348
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$303
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$275
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$251
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$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
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$387
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$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
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$609
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$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
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$271
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$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
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$331
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$447
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$320
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$554
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$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$285
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$349
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$297
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$389
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$544
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$273
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$523
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$306
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$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
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$327