Male vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$835	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	133K	2.87M

The cost of living in Male is 24% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4218th and 2685th ($1284 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Maldives and Italy, respectively. Check Maldives vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4858th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Rome

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	Male	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$9800

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229