Male vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$1615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$3721
🏠 One person rent	$805	$830
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1380
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$1805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	8	76
😀 Quality of life	64	84
🏙️ Population	133K	913K

The cost of living in Male is 19% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 4552nd and 3595th ($1311 vs $1615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 42nd in Maldives and Italy, respectively. Check Maldives vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.1 months in Naples. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Naples ranked 7th in Italy, while ranked 5347th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Naples

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	Male	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$941
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$5096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$2428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$93.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$7022

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$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

Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1332
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1227
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1718
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1537
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1233
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1312
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1083
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1502
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1180
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1367
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1363
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1405
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1435
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1165
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1419
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1409
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1495
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1814
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1440
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1237
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1187
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1379
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$2082
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$1200
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1286
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1442
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1322
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1441
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1646
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1128
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1245
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675