Male vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$814	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	82
😀 Quality of life	62	43
🏙️ Population	133K	1.64M

The cost of living in Male is 143% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 4205th and 8367th ($1304 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Maldives and Indonesia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 4917th and 6727th 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	$5.5	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$7711

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506