Male vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$809	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	61	63
🏙️ Population	133K	11.5M

The cost of living in Male is 28% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4342nd and 5616th ($1295 vs $1012) 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 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5145th and 4573rd 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	$5.57	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629