Male vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$818	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$1418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	69
😀 Quality of life	66	72
🏙️ Population	133K	720K

The cost of living in Male is 44% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4439th and 6116th ($1320 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 791st in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 5057th and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Okayama

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	Male	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$10787

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558