Male vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$835	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	63	43
🏙️ Population	133K	6.56M

The cost of living in Male is 122% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4218th and 7871st ($1284 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4858th and 6810th 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	$5.5	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$11076

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586