Male vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$2905
🏠 One person rent
$809
$517
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$1020
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$2545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
133K
824K

The cost of living in Male is 10% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4661st ($1295 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5145th and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sakai

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Male Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$3.66
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$32.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$5592

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$1515
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$370
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1086
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1094
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1094
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1030
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1043
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1132
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1140
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1077
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1034
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1362
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$1014
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1048
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1045
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1084
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1169
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1037
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1125
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1054
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1052