Male vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$835	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$5439
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	133K	1.39M

The cost of living in Male is 63% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4218th and 26th ($1284 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4858th and 107th 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	$5.5	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$18429

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606