Male vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$810
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$4276
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
8
89
😀 Quality of life
64
97
🏙️ Population
133K
5.87M

The cost of living in Male is 57% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4490th and 165th ($1321 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Singapore, respectively. Check Maldives vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5278th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Singapore City

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Male Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$27027

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$1387
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$342
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$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$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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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
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$422
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$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637