Male vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$810
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
83
😀 Quality of life
64
68
🏙️ Population
133K
15.4M

The cost of living in Male is 84% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4490th and 7177th ($1321 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and India, respectively. Check Maldives vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 5278th and 4560th 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
$6.01
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$4986

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281