Male vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$805	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	61
😀 Quality of life	64	49
🏙️ Population	133K	1.62M

The cost of living in Male is 163% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4552nd and 8720th ($1311 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 0.4 months in Semarang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 5347th and 6843rd 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	$6.02	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$2303

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$424
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$405
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$474
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$445
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$470
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$453
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$478
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$439
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$419
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$408
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$379
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$459
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$536
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$502
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$476
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$556
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$467
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$391
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$684
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$609
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$488
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$487
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1175
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$822
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$496
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$417
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$409
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$388
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$411