Male vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1295
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3008
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$809
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$1621
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.7
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1018
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
81
😀 Quality of life
61
98
🏙️ Population
133K
447K

The cost of living in Male is 62% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4342nd and 41st ($1295 vs $3392) 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 0.8 months in Male compared to 2 months in Zurich. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5145th and 6th 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
$5.57
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.83
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.95
$9.29
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1573
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1368
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$98.8
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.54%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2675
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$44.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.02
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.81
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.9
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.27
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$170
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3225
$20539

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$1515
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$370
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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843