Male vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$805	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	8	96
😀 Quality of life	64	74
🏙️ Population	133K	11.5M

The cost of living in Male is 18% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5003rd ($1311 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Brazil, respectively. Check Maldives vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5347th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sao Paulo

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	Male	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$16798

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719