Male vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1304
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3010
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$814
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1263
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
62
80
🏙️ Population
133K
17.7M

The cost of living in Male is 42% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4205th and 5950th ($1304 vs $916) 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 1 months in Male compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4917th and 545th 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
$5.5
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1648
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2651
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2231
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.83
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3201
$22267

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$275
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$244
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$273
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$306
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$383
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$346
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$296
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$580
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$631
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$294
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$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$498
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$429
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$502
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$306
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$310
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$325
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$316
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$339
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$425
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$344
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$582
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$300
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$295
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
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$302
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$311
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$304
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$412
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$546
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$280
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$533
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$351
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$342
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$360

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$2432
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$2737
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$653
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$656
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$1588
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$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
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$774
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$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
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$764
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$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
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$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
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$818
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$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
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$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
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$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
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$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
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$649
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$664
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$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
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$650
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$823
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$522
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$609