Male vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$814	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	62	38
🏙️ Population	133K	9.71M

The cost of living in Male is 106% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 4205th and 7346th ($1304 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 147th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 4917th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Nanyang

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	Male	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$12899

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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 Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479