Male vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$961
🏠 One person rent
$810
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$309
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
8
38
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
133K
1.54M

The cost of living in Male is 255% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 4490th and 9016th ($1321 vs $371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th in Maldives and Indonesia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.8 months in Palembang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Palembang ranked 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 5278th and 7352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Palembang

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Male Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$7055

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$278
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$582
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$683
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$335
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$597
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$479
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$467
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$381
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$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
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$312
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$538
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$330
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$274
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$297
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$275
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$332
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$283
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$379
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$522
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$265
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$507
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$294
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$303
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$318
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$322

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$393
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$417
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$428
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$422
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$424
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$345
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$438
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$469
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$472
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$552
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$516
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$627
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$477
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$515
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$376
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$501
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$466
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$2823
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$3105
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$551
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$843
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$468
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$466
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$794
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$502
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$737
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$717
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$494
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$419
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$759
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$337
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$488
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$422
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$707
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$458
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$457
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$452
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$446
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$617
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