London vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	8.8M	133K

The cost of living in London is 177% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 28th and 4490th ($3662 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Male. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4th and 5278th 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	$22.6	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$3305

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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