Male vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$810
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$3066
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
64
95
🏙️ Population
133K
9.67M

The cost of living in Male is 2% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4490th and 4545th ($1321 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and South Korea, respectively. Check Maldives vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5278th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Seoul

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Male Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$19916

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$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
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971