Male vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$810
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
64
76
🏙️ Population
133K
17.5M

The cost of living in Male is 33% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4490th and 5618th ($1321 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5278th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Shenzhen

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Male Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$21140

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$261
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$243
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
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$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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$2396
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$2663
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$678
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$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
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$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
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$600
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$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
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$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
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$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
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$705
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$702
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$714
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$729
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$711
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$892
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$528
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$648