Cove Survey Reveals How to Live Ramadan in Kosan

Jakarta, March 12, 2025 – Living fasting in the month of Ramadan as a boarding child has its own challenges. From preparing a meal, maintaining productivity, to determining the iftar menu that is still economical but still delicious – all must be prepared alone. Small bay, Property Technology Company (Propech) which carries the concept of “Flexible Co-Living” researching its residents to uncover the habits and accurate tips from boarding children to get through Ramadan independently.

“Ramadan is a unique time, especially for boarding children. In our research, more than 80 percent of boarding children stated that they will spend some or all of their Ramadan in the boarding house. In a month that is identical with kinship, they must face themselves and look for ways to continue to feel the warmth and peace should fast at home. Dian Paskalis, Director of State Growth and Vice President of the Online Marketing Regional, Cove.

Order food via ojol: The most effective way to dawn and iftar boarding children

One of the main difficulties when fasting in the boarding house is facing a meal alone. This research revealed that the majority (76 percent) of boarding children felt that the biggest challenge while undergoing fasting began from preparing meal and wake up on time. To overcome these challenges, more than 40 percent chose to order food via ojol To shorten the dawn time, compared to your own cooking or buying food around the boarding house.

Ordering food online is even a solution to breaking the fast for most boarding children. As many as 64 percent of respondents stated that they preferred to break the fast at the boarding house throughout the month of Ramadan. Besides cooking, they also continue to use ojol To break the fast in the boarding house. Besides being more efficient and practical, this method is also fitting to avoid the crowds of restaurants when breaking the fast.

Preparing a budget budget from afar, avoid the production of swelling

Although Ramadan often feels more wasteful, more than 50 percent of boarding children feel that their expenses are not much different from other months. The difference in Ramadan expenditure actually lies in the diversification of needs, which are vulnerable to swell if they are not well planned.

Based on this research, the three biggest expenses during Ramadan for boarding children are food and beverage ingredients (38 percent), followed by bukber fees (25 percent), and homecoming preparation (14 percent), where they generally prepare a budget of around Rp. 500,000 – Rp. 2,000,000 for these purposes. Although bukber and homecoming are unique expenses during Ramadan, actually the budget for these expenses can be allocated from the usual funds spent on needs hang out together and holidays in other months.

Keep exercising to maintain productivity and energy during Ramadan

Although fasting, that does not mean we can lazy in boarding rooms to wait for the Maghrib prayer. In fact, 61 percent of boarding children feel that their level of productivity has not changed despite fasting. One way to maintain energy and focus during Ramadan is to keep exercising, but by choosing time carefully so that fasting remains comfortable.

This research found that nearly 70 percent of boarding children continued to exercise during Ramadan with favorite time in the afternoon until the evening, both before breaking and afterwards. This time was chosen because the body will recharge when breaking the fast, while in the morning or afternoon energy reserves still need to be kept a lot so that the call to prayer echoes. To be practical, light exercise like stretch can be done in the room or jogging in the boarding area.

Facing Eid as a boarding child: homecoming or not?

In addition to facing challenges during fasting, boarding children must also be prepared to welcome Eid. In this Eid, 64 percent of boarding children stated that they would go home. The majority of them will start leaving the boarding house 3 days before Eid, and will leave the boarding house for 4-6 days. They also chose not to break the boarding contract even though the long holiday, so that the empty rooms in a long period of time had to be maintained with a number of efforts such as installing Dehumidifiercamphor, as well as turning off electricity.

However, not all boarding children have the opportunity to go home. As many as 36 percent of them will settle in boarding houses during Eid, both due to limited costs, job demands, and other personal reasons. In celebrating Eid as a boarding child, a number of activities they plan are like spending time with friends who are also not going home, Video call With family, or spend time in the room to watch Netflix.

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Methodology

This research involved 165 respondents who were the occupants of the covers in DKI Jakarta and were still inhabitants during the month of Ramadan. This research was carried out quantitatively and qualitatively to understand the behavior of the occupants of the Cove during the fasting in Ramadan.

About Cove

Cove is a property technology company (Proptech) which carries the concept of “Flexible Co-Living” in a variety of ready-to-live properties with complete facilities and strategic locations. At present, Cove has been present in more than 150 locations inhabited by 30,000 people in Indonesia every month, both monthly and daily.

Founded in 2018 in Singapore, Cove has been present in several major cities in Indonesia since 2020 and has been operating in Japan and South Korea. Cove applications can be downloaded at Application store And Google Play. Visit us at Cove.id website, Instagram @cove_idAnd Tiktok @cove_id.