Male vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$835	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	89
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	133K	5.87M

The cost of living in Male is 57% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4218th and 133rd ($1284 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Maldives and Singapore, respectively. Check Maldives vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4858th and 4th 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	$5.5	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544