Male vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$805	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$3839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	8	95
😀 Quality of life	64	95
🏙️ Population	133K	985K

The cost of living in Male is 48% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4552nd and 849th ($1311 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Sweden, respectively. Check Maldives vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5347th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Stockholm

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	Male	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$17693

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$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
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$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

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516