Male vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$5890
🏠 One person rent	$818	$1569
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$2558
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$793
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$3963
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	7	79
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	133K	709K

The cost of living in Male is 51% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4439th and 530th ($1320 vs $2721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Norway, respectively. Check Maldives vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5057th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Oslo

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	Male	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$24.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$14.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$11.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$3.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$2624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$2132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$10233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$7897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$76.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$32.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$4.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$56
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$54
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$35.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$16133

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2058
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2155
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2180
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2131
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1741
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1949
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1819
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1978
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1976
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1895
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2181
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1997
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1761
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1971
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1882
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1830
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1818
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1397
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2041
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1621
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1460
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1543
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1405
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1830
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1353
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1516
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1586
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1551
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1312
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1497
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1823
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1325
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1684
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1289
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1503
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1542
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1801
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2004
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2341
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2242