Gaziantep vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Gaziantep	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1548	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$255	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$228	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.1	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$557	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	7
😀 Quality of life	46	66
🏙️ Population	1.68M	133K

The cost of living in Gaziantep is 54% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7799th and 4439th ($602 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 2nd in Turkey and Maldives, respectively. Check Turkey vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Gaziantep compared to 0.7 months in Male. Gaziantep ranked 63rd best city to live in Turkey vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6975th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaziantep vs Male

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	Gaziantep	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.78	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$541	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.13%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1013	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$598	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.1	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.99	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.33	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.16	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.42	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.12	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.37	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$2.85	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.98	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$15.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$485	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6023	$3575

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Cities near Gaziantep

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Nizip	$612
46 km or 28 mi	Kilis	$600
67 km or 42 mi	Islahiye	$530
70 km or 43 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
81 km or 51 mi	Hassa	$544
99 km or 61 mi	Aleppo	$535
101 km or 62 mi	Osmaniye	$337
111 km or 69 mi	Adiyaman	$693
115 km or 71 mi	Reyhanli	$619
119 km or 74 mi	Kadirli	$550
125 km or 78 mi	Urfa	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Iskenderun	$591
139 km or 87 mi	Ceyhan	$599
143 km or 89 mi	Idlib	$543
145 km or 90 mi	Akcakale	$625
145 km or 90 mi	Kozan	$623
146 km or 91 mi	Antakya	$659
166 km or 103 mi	Malatya	$627
166 km or 103 mi	Samandag	$647
183 km or 114 mi	Adana	$791
192 km or 119 mi	Raqqa	$483
212 km or 132 mi	Viransehir	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Tarsus	$724
222 km or 138 mi	Hama	$438
223 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
238 km or 148 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
240 km or 149 mi	Elazig	$622
240 km or 149 mi	Talas	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Mersin	$820
249 km or 155 mi	Kayseri	$725
258 km or 160 mi	Derik	$587
259 km or 161 mi	Nigde	$781
265 km or 164 mi	Bor	$754
266 km or 165 mi	Homs	$402
269 km or 167 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
278 km or 173 mi	Cinar	$582
292 km or 181 mi	Nevsehir	$820
298 km or 185 mi	Mardin	$559
299 km or 186 mi	Eregli	$690
300 km or 186 mi	Sivas	$709

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