Male vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1304
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3010
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$814
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1624
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$42
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1263
$2474
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
62
99
🏙️ Population
133K
14.3M

The cost of living in Male is 19% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4205th and 3019th ($1304 vs $1607) 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 1 months in Male compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4917th and 3rd 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
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.57
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1648
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1401
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.6
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.4
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2651
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2231
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.79
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.83
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.74
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.9
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3201
$15235

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$1651
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$333
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101