Delhi vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$205
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$866
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
94
8
😀 Quality of life
61
64
🏙️ Population
26.5M
133K

The cost of living in Delhi is 61% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8668th and 4552nd ($507 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 2nd in India and Maldives, respectively. Check India vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.7 months in Male. Delhi ranked 14th best city to live in India vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5790th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Male

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Delhi Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.48
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$3300

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327