Male vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$814	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	89
😀 Quality of life	62	97
🏙️ Population	133K	5.87M

The cost of living in Male is 57% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4205th and 129th ($1304 vs $3059) 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 1 months in Male compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4917th and 11th 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	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$27780

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$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
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$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
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605