Male vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Male	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1321	$552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1325
🏠 One person rent	$810	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$1372	$422
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$44
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	79
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	133K	2.24M

The cost of living in Male is 139% more expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 4490th and 8373rd ($1321 vs $552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 0.5 months in Tangerang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tangerang ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 5278th and 5026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Tangerang

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	Male	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$1.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.5	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$337
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.2	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.04%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$1323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1870	$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$8.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$4.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$8.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$2.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$2.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$2.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.32	$4.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.3	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$95.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3305	$7465

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$516
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$627
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$376
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$515
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$466
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$472
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$469
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$551
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$468
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$502
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$345
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$424
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$494
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$458
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$457
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$446
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$452
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$393
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$371
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$490
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$428
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$400
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$381
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$422
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$438
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$419
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$417
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$428
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$416
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$402
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$386
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$358
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$437
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$450
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$419
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$477
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$422