Male vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$818	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	66	45
🏙️ Population	133K	6.56M

The cost of living in Male is 119% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4439th and 7790th ($1320 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5057th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Shaoyang

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	Male	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$10279

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599