Berlin vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$988
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	133K

The cost of living in Berlin is 68% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1418th and 4439th ($2222 vs $1320) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Male. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 35th and 5057th 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	$16.6	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$3575

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327