Male vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$1471
🏠 One person rent	$835	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$693
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$40.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	59
😀 Quality of life	63	40
🏙️ Population	133K	1.62M

The cost of living in Male is 125% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4218th and 7939th ($1284 vs $570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Maldives and Indonesia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Semarang ranked 26th in Indonesia, while ranked 4858th and 7195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Semarang

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	Male	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$1.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	8.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$13.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$9.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$21.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$1.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$55.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$46.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$2132

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$403
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$383
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$479
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$440
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$474
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$439
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$495
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$426
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$427
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$459
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$522
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$383
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$454
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$512
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$500
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$469
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$547
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$552
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$393
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$718
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$573
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$512
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$493
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$873
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$870
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$546
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$364
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$422
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$361
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$457
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$444