Male vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$835
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
63
100
🏙️ Population
133K
14M

The cost of living in Male is 17% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4218th and 3238th ($1284 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Maldives and Japan, respectively. Check Maldives vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4858th and 1st 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
$5.5
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$15051

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$1207
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063