Male vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$805
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1243
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
64
69
🏙️ Population
133K
1.41M

The cost of living in Male is 12% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4552nd and 4849th ($1311 vs $1168) 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 1.1 months in Medina. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5347th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Medina

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Male Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$5515

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$348
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$303
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$275
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
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$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
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$1010