Male vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$805	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	133K	8.8M

The cost of living in Male is 69% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4552nd and 4th ($1311 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and the United States, respectively. Check Maldives vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5347th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs New York City

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	Male	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$21999

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188