Los Angeles vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$866
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	8
😀 Quality of life	93	64
🏙️ Population	3.9M	133K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 158% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 72nd and 4552nd ($3378 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Male. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 55th and 5347th 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	$21.9	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$3300

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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