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

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Male San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$810
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
8
87
😀 Quality of life
64
91
🏙️ Population
133K
1.01M

The cost of living in Male is 67% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4490th and 8th ($1321 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5278th and 126th 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
$6.01
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$23151

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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273