Male vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$818	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	82
😀 Quality of life	66	50
🏙️ Population	133K	1.64M

The cost of living in Male is 133% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4439th and 8109th ($1320 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th 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 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 5057th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs South Tangerang

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	Male	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$7522

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502