Male vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$809
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
61
99
🏙️ Population
133K
14.3M

The cost of living in Male is 21% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4342nd and 3085th ($1295 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5145th 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
$5.57
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033