Male vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$805
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$2676
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
8
100
😀 Quality of life
64
96
🏙️ Population
133K
14.3M

The cost of living in Male is 23% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4552nd and 3249th ($1311 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5347th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Tokyo

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Male Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$16728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005