Male vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$1616
🏠 One person rent
$809
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
7
59
😀 Quality of life
61
52
🏙️ Population
133K
1.62M

The cost of living in Male is 135% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4342nd and 8266th ($1295 vs $550) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd 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 10th in Indonesia, while ranked 5145th and 6095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$13.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$697
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$1394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$1.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$48.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$2166

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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
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$306
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$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
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$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
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$334
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$340
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$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
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$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
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$447
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$434
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$506
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$453
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$512
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$507
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$508
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$487
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$551
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$517
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$470
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$512
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$427
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$558
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$388
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$495
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$571
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$530
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$518
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$596
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$541
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$553
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$419
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$757
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$577
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$605
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$524
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$522
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$1121
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$892
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$530
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$438
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$503
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$488
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$380
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$505
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$420
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$458