Male vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$2741
🏠 One person rent	$818	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$883
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$1341
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	7	42
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	133K	2.43M

The cost of living in Male is 14% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4439th and 4793rd ($1320 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Mecca. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5057th and 6119th 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	$5.55	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$1216
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$7.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$62.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$4655

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1155
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$918
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$964
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1182
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$791
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$903
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$911
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$862
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$860
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$940
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$500
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$498
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$499
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$967
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$533
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$825
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$498
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1116
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$971
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$348
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1627
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$560
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$498
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1069
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$365
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$826
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$499
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$346
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$428
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$500
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$354
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$512
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$769
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$517
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$522