Male vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$814	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	7	42
😀 Quality of life	62	54
🏙️ Population	133K	2.43M

The cost of living in Male is 33% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4205th and 5632nd ($1304 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Maldives and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4917th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mecca

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	Male	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507