Male vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$818	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	133K	449K

The cost of living in Male is 64% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4439th and 23rd ($1320 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and Switzerland, respectively. Check Maldives vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5057th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Zurich

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	Male	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$22875

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041