Jakarta vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2071
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$375
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$582
$1018
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
7
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
10.6M
133K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 42% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6641st and 4342nd ($757 vs $1295) 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 0.8 months in Jakarta compared to 0.8 months in Male. Jakarta ranked 1st best city to live in Indonesia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4600th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.7
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1262
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.4
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.24%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1128
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.34
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9494
$3225

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$522
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$530
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$571
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$401
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$378
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$551
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$438
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$517
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$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
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$506
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$550
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$447
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$441
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$453
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$420
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$434
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$485
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$507
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$496
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$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
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$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
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$512
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$427
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$558
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$388
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$495
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$518
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$458
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$459
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$549

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$1515
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$370
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$331
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$289
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$250
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$280
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$316
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$394
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$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
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$549
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$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
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$492
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$484
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$437
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$428
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$499
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$287
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$355
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$350
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$334
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$340
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$435
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$304
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$561
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$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
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$324
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$289
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$325
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$330
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$433
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$534
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$298
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$578
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$310
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$378
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$346
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$352