Male vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$6052
🏠 One person rent
$805
$1639
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$2560
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$819
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$4285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
8
81
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
133K
718K

The cost of living in Male is 54% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4552nd and 342nd ($1311 vs $2847) 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 5347th and 37th 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
$6.02
$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$15673

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$1379
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2208
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2327
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2224
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2295
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1876
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2079
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1957
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2130
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2073
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2262
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2123
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1890
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2114
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1959
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1986
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1966
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1481
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2164
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1562
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1588
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1469
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1965
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1405
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1594
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1691
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1656
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1397
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1673
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1864
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1311
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1738
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1370
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1612
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1563
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1884
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2117
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2584
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2409