London vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	98	63
🏙️ Population	8.91M	133K

The cost of living in London is 159% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 38th and 4218th ($3321 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Maldives, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 0.8 months in Male. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Male

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	London	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$3438

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339