Male vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$809	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	133K	1.01M

The cost of living in Male is 65% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4342nd and 13th ($1295 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5145th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs San Jose, United States

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	Male	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$23974

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146