Male vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$818	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	91
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	133K	2.75M

The cost of living in Male is 35% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4439th and 1942nd ($1320 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Italy, respectively. Check Maldives vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 5057th and 292nd 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	$5.55	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$10916

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323