Male vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$805
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
64
75
🏙️ Population
133K
24.9M

The cost of living in Male is 16% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4552nd and 4971st ($1311 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5347th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Shanghai

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Male Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$27781

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$1379
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$348
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765