Male vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$814	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	133K	1.39M

The cost of living in Male is 62% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4205th and 36th ($1304 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1 months in Male compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 4917th and 95th 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	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$28706

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759