Male vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$809	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	61	86
🏙️ Population	133K	2.75M

The cost of living in Male is 26% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4342nd and 2722nd ($1295 vs $1750) 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 0.8 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 5145th and 294th 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	$5.57	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$10781

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262