Los Angeles vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$988
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	7
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	3.9M	133K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 155% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 65th and 4439th ($3361 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 2nd in the United States and Maldives, respectively. Check the United States vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Male. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 74th and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Male

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	Los Angeles	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$3575

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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