Male vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Male	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1321	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$810	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1372	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	8	85
😀 Quality of life	64	71
🏙️ Population	133K	5.65M

The cost of living in Male is 16% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4490th and 4898th ($1321 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Maldives and Russia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5278th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Saint Petersburg

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	Male	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.01	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.04%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1870	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.32	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.3	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3305	$13865

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597