Male vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$835	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	133K	8.8M

The cost of living in Male is 68% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4218th and 6th ($1284 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4858th and 8th 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	$5.5	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$17859

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028