Male vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$810
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
99
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
133K
24.9M

The cost of living in Male is 15% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4490th and 4880th ($1321 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5278th and 1178th 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
$6.01
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$27610

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$1387
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789