Male vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$814	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	62	65
🏙️ Population	133K	1.85M

The cost of living in Male is 70% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 4205th and 6586th ($1304 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Maldives and the Philippines, respectively. Check Maldives vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 4917th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Manila

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	Male	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$13387

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

Cities near Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372