Los Angeles vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$863
😷 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 159% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 62nd and 4490th ($3420 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 50th and 5278th 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	$22.4	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$3305

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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