Male vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$809
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
7
87
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
133K
1.39M

The cost of living in Male is 61% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4342nd and 45th ($1295 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th in Maldives and the United States, respectively. Check Maldives vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5145th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs San Diego

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Male San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.57
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$21468

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$1515
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647