Berlin vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1263
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	3.78M	133K

The cost of living in Berlin is 55% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4205th ($2027 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Maldives, respectively. Check Germany vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Male. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 21st and 4917th 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	$14.6	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$3201

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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