Berlin vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	3.68M	133K

The cost of living in Berlin is 57% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1759th and 4218th ($2013 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Male. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 19th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Male

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	Berlin	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$3438

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339