Male vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$814	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	133K	449K

The cost of living in Male is 60% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4205th and 59th ($1304 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and Switzerland, respectively. Check Maldives vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 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 4917th and 5th 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	$5.5	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$29610

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717