Jakarta vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jakarta	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$699	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1692	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$324	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.3	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$370	$988
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	80	7
😀 Quality of life	67	66
🏙️ Population	11.1M	133K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 47% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7091st and 4439th ($699 vs $1320) 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 2nd best city to live in Indonesia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4721st and 5057th 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	$2.95	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.46	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.56	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$664	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.69%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$970	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.8	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.66	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.52	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.7	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.58	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.2	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.58	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$185	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8840	$3575

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Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$567
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$555
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$400
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$665
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$480
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$517
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$561
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$511
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$490
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$534
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$523
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$429
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$488
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$482
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$478
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$488
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$422
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$409
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$456
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$461
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$447
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$440
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$444
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$413
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$409
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$551
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$384
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$457
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$470
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$413
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$420
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327