Berlin vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$863
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	94	64
🏙️ Population	3.78M	133K

The cost of living in Berlin is 80% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 1150th and 4490th ($2371 vs $1321) 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 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Male. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 45th and 5278th 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	$16.2	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$3305

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322