Cost of living in Male, Maldives

The cost of living in Male, Maldives is approximately 1295 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 3008 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Male

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
1295 $
Without Rent
486 $
Rent & Utilities
809 $
Food
347 $
Transport
41 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
1018 $
GDP per Capita
12,667 $
Freedom Index
7.10
Lifespan
81 years
Speak English
70%
Population
133.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.57 $
Dinner 29.2 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 9.83 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 3.95 $
Capuccino 2.87 $
Coke, 330ml 1.11 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.77 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.51 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.14 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.64 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 9.02 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 5.53 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.66 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.17 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.8 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.88 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.48 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.39 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.2 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.3 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.98 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 8.81 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.15 $
Cigarette pack 7.2 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.55 $
Monthly Pass 22.3 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 0.96 $
Taxi, 8 km 17.6 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 22.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 5.38 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.82 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 3.18 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 1.84 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 74 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 114 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 98.8 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 582 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 1,368 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 851 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 1,573 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 2,675 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 1,944 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 1,018 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 13.54%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 80.9 $
Cinema, 1 seat 8.27 $
Haircut 4.33 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 110 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 56.8 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 17 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 3,225 $

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Laos
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Japan
Male vs Tokyo (Tokyo is 27% more expensive) Male vs Yokohama (Yokohama is 7% more expensive) Male vs Osaka (Osaka is 6% less expensive) Male vs Nagoya (Nagoya is 4% less expensive) Male vs Sapporo (Sapporo is 2% less expensive) Male vs Fukuoka (Fukuoka is 10% less expensive) Male vs Kawasaki (Kawasaki is 8% less expensive) Male vs Kobe (Kobe is 14% less expensive) Male vs Kyoto (Kyoto is 7% less expensive) Male vs Saitama (Saitama is 20% less expensive)
South Korea
Male vs Seoul (Seoul is 13% more expensive) Male vs Busan (Busan is 13% less expensive) Male vs Incheon (Incheon is 18% less expensive) Male vs Daegu (Daegu is 14% less expensive) Male vs Gwangju (Gwangju is 9% less expensive) Male vs Daejeon (Daejeon is 25% less expensive) Male vs Suwon (Suwon is 25% less expensive) Male vs Ulsan (Ulsan is 15% less expensive) Male vs Goyang (Goyang is 22% less expensive) Male vs Changwon (Changwon is 16% less expensive)
Brunei
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Oman
Male vs Muscat (Muscat is 14% less expensive) Male vs Seeb (Seeb is 23% less expensive) Male vs Salalah (Salalah is 38% less expensive) Male vs Nizwa (Nizwa is 39% less expensive)
Taiwan
Male vs New Taipei (New Taipei is 18% less expensive) Male vs Taichung (Taichung is 28% less expensive) Male vs Kaohsiung (Kaohsiung is 28% less expensive) Male vs Taipei (Taipei is 11% less expensive) Male vs Taoyuan (Taoyuan is 33% less expensive) Male vs Tainan (Tainan is 35% less expensive) Male vs Hsinchu (Hsinchu is 33% less expensive) Male vs Keelung (Keelung is 21% less expensive) Male vs Chiayi (Chiayi is 45% less expensive) Male vs Changhua (Changhua is 35% less expensive)
Thailand
Male vs Bangkok (Bangkok is 23% less expensive) Male vs Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai is 43% less expensive) Male vs Ko Lipe (Ko Lipe is 43% less expensive) Male vs Nonthaburi (Nonthaburi is 41% less expensive) Male vs Pak Kret (Pak Kret is 43% less expensive) Male vs Hat Yai (Hat Yai is 57% less expensive) Male vs Nakhon Ratchasima (Nakhon Ratchasima is 56% less expensive) Male vs Chaophraya Surasak (Chaophraya Surasak is 41% less expensive) Male vs Surat Thani (Surat Thani is 51% less expensive) Male vs Udon Thani (Udon Thani is 57% less expensive)
Jordan
Male vs Amman (Amman is 22% less expensive) Male vs Irbid (Irbid is 51% less expensive) Male vs Aqaba (Aqaba is 46% less expensive) Male vs Al-Salt (Al-Salt is 47% less expensive) Male vs Jerash (Jerash is 54% less expensive) Male vs Al-Karak (Al-Karak is 45% less expensive) Male vs Ma'an (Ma'an is 40% less expensive) Male vs Tafilah (Tafilah is 51% less expensive)
Palestine
Male vs Gaza (Gaza is 53% less expensive) Male vs Ashdod (Ashdod is 37% more expensive) Male vs Hebron (Hebron is 44% less expensive) Male vs Nablus (Nablus is 44% less expensive) Male vs Qalqilya (Qalqilya is 46% less expensive) Male vs Ramallah (Ramallah is 26% less expensive) Male vs Bethlehem (Bethlehem is 28% less expensive) Male vs Dura (Dura is 35% less expensive)
Myanmar
Male vs Yangon (Yangon is 29% less expensive) Male vs Mandalay (Mandalay is 53% less expensive) Male vs Naypyidaw (Naypyidaw is 47% less expensive) Male vs Hpa-an (Hpa-an is 53% less expensive) Male vs Mawlamyine (Mawlamyine is 56% less expensive) Male vs Pathein (Pathein is 39% less expensive) Male vs Bago (Bago is 40% less expensive) Male vs Taunggyi (Taunggyi is 52% less expensive) Male vs Myitkyina (Myitkyina is 54% less expensive) Male vs Myeik (Myeik is 56% less expensive)
Cambodia
Male vs Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh is 37% less expensive) Male vs Siem Reap (Siem Reap is 51% less expensive) Male vs Battambang (Battambang is 59% less expensive) Male vs Serei Saophoan (Serei Saophoan is 51% less expensive) Male vs Sihanoukville (Sihanoukville is 42% less expensive) Male vs Kampot (Kampot is 55% less expensive) Male vs Svay Rieng (Svay Rieng is 47% less expensive) Male vs Kampong Cham (Kampong Cham is 60% less expensive) Male vs Prey Veng (Prey Veng is 45% less expensive) Male vs Stung Treng (Stung Treng is 52% less expensive)
Iraq
Male vs Baghdad (Baghdad is 34% less expensive) Male vs Mosul (Mosul is 54% less expensive) Male vs Basra (Basra is 32% less expensive) Male vs Kirkuk (Kirkuk is 62% less expensive) Male vs Sulaymaniyah (Sulaymaniyah is 50% less expensive) Male vs Ramadi (Ramadi is 41% less expensive) Male vs Erbil (Erbil is 32% less expensive) Male vs Najaf (Najaf is 55% less expensive) Male vs Karbala (Karbala is 55% less expensive) Male vs Nasiriyah (Nasiriyah is 49% less expensive)
Azerbaijan
Male vs Baku (Baku is 40% less expensive) Male vs Sumqayit (Sumqayit is 44% less expensive) Male vs Ganja (Ganja is 63% less expensive) Male vs Shaki (Shaki is 53% less expensive) Male vs Yevlakh (Yevlakh is 52% less expensive) Male vs Sirvan (Sirvan is 51% less expensive) Male vs Lankaran (Lankaran is 52% less expensive) Male vs Khachmaz (Khachmaz is 47% less expensive) Male vs Barda (Barda is 55% less expensive) Male vs Oguz (Oguz is 51% less expensive)
Malaysia
Male vs Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur is 31% less expensive) Male vs Klang (Klang is 44% less expensive) Male vs Ipoh (Ipoh is 48% less expensive) Male vs Johor Bahru (Johor Bahru is 45% less expensive) Male vs George Town (George Town is 48% less expensive) Male vs Shah Alam (Shah Alam is 47% less expensive) Male vs Subang Jaya (Subang Jaya is 43% less expensive) Male vs Petaling Jaya (Petaling Jaya is 43% less expensive) Male vs Kuantan (Kuantan is 60% less expensive) Male vs Sungai Petani (Sungai Petani is 51% less expensive)
China
Male vs Chongqing (Chongqing is 49% less expensive) Male vs Shanghai (Shanghai is 12% less expensive) Male vs Beijing (Beijing is 18% less expensive) Male vs Chengdu (Chengdu is 49% less expensive) Male vs Guangzhou (Guangzhou is 41% less expensive) Male vs Shenzhen (Shenzhen is 26% less expensive) Male vs Tianjin (Tianjin is 45% less expensive) Male vs Xi'an (Xi'an is 54% less expensive) Male vs Suzhou (Suzhou is 21% less expensive) Male vs Zhengzhou (Zhengzhou is 60% less expensive)
Iran
Male vs Tehran (Tehran is 38% less expensive) Male vs Mashhad (Mashhad is 58% less expensive) Male vs Isfahan (Isfahan is 55% less expensive) Male vs Karaj (Karaj is 43% less expensive) Male vs Shiraz (Shiraz is 57% less expensive) Male vs Tabriz (Tabriz is 24% more expensive) Male vs Qom (Qom is 64% less expensive) Male vs Ahvaz (Ahvaz is 55% less expensive) Male vs Kermanshah (Kermanshah is 26% less expensive) Male vs Urmia (Urmia is 60% less expensive)
Kyrgyzstan
Male vs Bishkek (Bishkek is 45% less expensive) Male vs Osh (Osh is 56% less expensive) Male vs Jalal-Abad (Jalal-Abad is 53% less expensive) Male vs Tokmok (Tokmok is 48% less expensive) Male vs Naryn (Naryn is 49% less expensive) Male vs Talas (Talas is 50% less expensive) Male vs Kant (Kant is 47% less expensive) Male vs Toktogul (Toktogul is 50% less expensive) Male vs Cholpon-Ata (Cholpon-Ata is 49% less expensive)
Kazakhstan
Male vs Almaty (Almaty is 27% less expensive) Male vs Shymkent (Shymkent is 54% less expensive) Male vs Nur-Sultan (Nur-Sultan is 40% less expensive) Male vs Karaganda (Karaganda is 59% less expensive) Male vs Aktobe (Aktobe is 59% less expensive) Male vs Pavlodar (Pavlodar is 57% less expensive) Male vs Taraz (Taraz is 64% less expensive) Male vs Semey (Semey is 53% less expensive) Male vs Oskemen (Oskemen is 58% less expensive) Male vs Atyrau (Atyrau is 56% less expensive)
Tajikistan
Male vs Dushanbe (Dushanbe is 48% less expensive) Male vs Khujand (Khujand is 49% less expensive) Male vs Qurghonteppa (Qurghonteppa is 49% less expensive) Male vs Istaravshan (Istaravshan is 48% less expensive) Male vs Konibodom (Konibodom is 49% less expensive) Male vs Tursunzoda (Tursunzoda is 49% less expensive) Male vs Panjakent (Panjakent is 49% less expensive) Male vs Buston (Buston is 48% less expensive) Male vs Ghafurov (Ghafurov is 49% less expensive) Male vs Istiklol (Istiklol is 49% less expensive)
Uzbekistan
Male vs Tashkent (Tashkent is 37% less expensive) Male vs Namangan (Namangan is 59% less expensive) Male vs Andijan (Andijan is 68% less expensive) Male vs Samarkand (Samarkand is 59% less expensive) Male vs Nukus (Nukus is 70% less expensive) Male vs Fergana (Fergana is 64% less expensive) Male vs Bukhara (Bukhara is 65% less expensive) Male vs Qarshi (Qarshi is 66% less expensive) Male vs Margilan (Margilan is 63% less expensive) Male vs Jizzakh (Jizzakh is 64% less expensive)
Vietnam
Male vs Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh is 43% less expensive) Male vs Hanoi (Hanoi is 50% less expensive) Male vs Haiphong (Haiphong is 53% less expensive) Male vs Can Tho (Can Tho is 64% less expensive) Male vs Da Nang (Da Nang is 53% less expensive) Male vs Bien Hoa (Bien Hoa is 66% less expensive) Male vs Hue (Hue is 69% less expensive) Male vs Bac Ninh (Bac Ninh is 58% less expensive) Male vs Hai Duong (Hai Duong is 56% less expensive) Male vs Vinh (Vinh is 55% less expensive)
Philippines
Male vs Quezon (Quezon is 43% less expensive) Male vs Manila (Manila is 38% less expensive) Male vs Davao (Davao is 52% less expensive) Male vs Caloocan (Caloocan is 48% less expensive) Male vs Zamboanga (Zamboanga is 61% less expensive) Male vs Cebu (Cebu is 44% less expensive) Male vs Palawan (Palawan is 53% less expensive) Male vs Antipolo (Antipolo is 54% less expensive) Male vs Taguig (Taguig is 37% less expensive) Male vs La Union (La Union is 55% less expensive)
Indonesia
Male vs Jakarta (Jakarta is 42% less expensive) Male vs Bali (Bali is 13% less expensive) Male vs Surabaya (Surabaya is 57% less expensive) Male vs Bandung (Bandung is 56% less expensive) Male vs Bekasi (Bekasi is 58% less expensive) Male vs Depok (Depok is 68% less expensive) Male vs Tangerang (Tangerang is 53% less expensive) Male vs Medan (Medan is 60% less expensive) Male vs South Tangerang (South Tangerang is 55% less expensive) Male vs Semarang (Semarang is 58% less expensive)
Syria
Male vs Damascus (Damascus is 48% less expensive) Male vs Aleppo (Aleppo is 58% less expensive) Male vs Homs (Homs is 64% less expensive) Male vs Latakia (Latakia is 67% less expensive) Male vs Hama (Hama is 65% less expensive) Male vs Raqqa (Raqqa is 63% less expensive) Male vs Deir ez-Zor (Deir ez-Zor is 63% less expensive) Male vs Al-Hasakah (Al-Hasakah is 65% less expensive) Male vs Qamishli (Qamishli is 66% less expensive) Male vs Idlib (Idlib is 60% less expensive)
Afghanistan
Male vs Kabul (Kabul is 54% less expensive) Male vs Kandahar (Kandahar is 60% less expensive) Male vs Herat (Herat is 60% less expensive) Male vs Mazar-i-Sharif (Mazar-i-Sharif is 64% less expensive) Male vs Kunduz (Kunduz is 64% less expensive) Male vs Jalalabad (Jalalabad is 72% less expensive) Male vs Lashkargah (Lashkargah is 62% less expensive) Male vs Sheberghan (Sheberghan is 65% less expensive) Male vs Khost (Khost is 66% less expensive) Male vs Ghazni (Ghazni is 63% less expensive)
Sri Lanka
Male vs Colombo (Colombo is 51% less expensive) Male vs Gampaha (Gampaha is 67% less expensive) Male vs Beruwala (Beruwala is 58% less expensive) Male vs Negombo (Negombo is 66% less expensive) Male vs Kandy (Kandy is 66% less expensive) Male vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is 62% less expensive) Male vs Trincomalee (Trincomalee is 59% less expensive) Male vs Galle (Galle is 63% less expensive) Male vs Matara (Matara is 61% less expensive) Male vs Anuradhapura (Anuradhapura is 57% less expensive)
Yemen
Male vs Sanaa (Sanaa is 58% less expensive) Male vs Al Hudaydah (Al Hudaydah is 60% less expensive) Male vs Taiz (Taiz is 60% less expensive) Male vs Aden (Aden is 61% less expensive) Male vs Ibb (Ibb is 61% less expensive) Male vs Dhamar (Dhamar is 62% less expensive) Male vs Mukalla (Mukalla is 62% less expensive) Male vs Sa'dah (Sa'dah is 62% less expensive) Male vs Sayyan (Sayyan is 62% less expensive) Male vs Zabid (Zabid is 62% less expensive)
East Timor
Male vs Dili (Dili is 60% less expensive) Male vs Maliana (Maliana is 61% less expensive) Male vs Baucau (Baucau is 61% less expensive) Male vs Ainaro (Ainaro is 60% less expensive)
India
Male vs Delhi (Delhi is 61% less expensive) Male vs Mumbai (Mumbai is 45% less expensive) Male vs Bangalore (Bangalore is 55% less expensive) Male vs Hyderabad (Hyderabad is 62% less expensive) Male vs Ahmedabad (Ahmedabad is 64% less expensive) Male vs Chennai (Chennai is 67% less expensive) Male vs Pune (Pune is 60% less expensive) Male vs Surat (Surat is 39% less expensive) Male vs Kolkata (Kolkata is 68% less expensive) Male vs Lucknow (Lucknow is 70% less expensive)
Bangladesh
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