Male vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$1113
🏠 One person rent	$818	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$360
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$40
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	60
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	133K	1.62M

The cost of living in Male is 171% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 4439th and 8757th ($1320 vs $488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 40th 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 12th in Indonesia, while ranked 5057th and 6083rd 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	$5.55	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$46.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$1276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$5.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$2.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$36.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$44.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$2330

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$422
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$409
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$471
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$482
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$456
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$478
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$447
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$523
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$488
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$440
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$413
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$409
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$551
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$384
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$457
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$534
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$490
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$470
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$561
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$555
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$480
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$400
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$699
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$567
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$665
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$517
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$511
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1134
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$489
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$429
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$402
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$390
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$413