Male vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1304
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3010
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$814
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1263
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
7
82
😀 Quality of life
62
69
🏙️ Population
133K
15.4M

The cost of living in Male is 82% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4205th and 6818th ($1304 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and India, respectively. Check Maldives vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 4917th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mumbai

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Male Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1648
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2651
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2231
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.83
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3201
$3007

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296