Male vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$805
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
95
😀 Quality of life
64
77
🏙️ Population
133K
17.5M

The cost of living in Male is 40% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4552nd and 6106th ($1311 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5347th and 1113th 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
$6.02
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$22916

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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
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$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
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$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
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$299
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$331
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$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
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$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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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
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$765
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$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
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$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
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$464
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$602
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$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
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$816
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$760
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$769
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$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
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$814
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$730
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$738
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$805
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$698
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$696
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$699
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$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
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$638