Jakarta vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jakarta Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1920
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$365
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$521
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
77
7
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
10.6M
133K

The cost of living in Jakarta is 44% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6708th and 4218th ($718 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Indonesia and Maldives, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 4403rd and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jakarta Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.82
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$3.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$412
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$230
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$607
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.3
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.92%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1261
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.32
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.3
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.22
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.44
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.73
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.67
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8517
$3438

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$547
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$493
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$500
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$512
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$390
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$364
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$495
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$422
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$426
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$478
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$474
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$479
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$570
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$403
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$450
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$427
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$457
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$383
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$476
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$440
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
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$521
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$439
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$427
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$479
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$459
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$403
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$522
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$383
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$454
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$469
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$444
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$442
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$511

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$1207
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$347
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$295
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$279
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$255
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$284
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$348
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$391
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$358
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$304
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$507
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$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
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$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
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$379
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$585
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$326
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$399
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$417
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$339