Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Japan

Tokyo vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 18.3% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 10.9% more in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Tokyo

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, and housing in Tokyo are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Tokyo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tokyo instead of Male, you would:

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pay 1.3% less for restaurants

	Male	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$7.59 ¥1,196	+26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$5.06 ¥798	-48.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.64 ¥258	+0.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.89 ¥140	+198.1%
Average			-1.3%

Male vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Male	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.71 ¥269	+3.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$5.29 ¥834	-0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$5.75 ¥906	-25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$2.26 ¥357	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$3.08 ¥485	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$2.15 ¥339	+19.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.07 ¥169	-22.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.96 ¥308	+5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$2.39 ¥376	+95.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$1.53 ¥241	+63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$1.46 ¥230	+69.7%
Average			+16.5%

Male vs. Tokyo - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Male	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.08 ¥643	+7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$63.27 ¥9,969	+105.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$28.47 ¥4,486	+62.5%
Average			+14.2%

Male vs. Tokyo - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.9% more for housing

	Male	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$30.33 ¥4,780	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$1,280.34 ¥202K	+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$692.48 ¥109K	-1.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$113.45 ¥17,877	+24.7%
Average			+10.9%

Male vs. Tokyo - Cost of housing

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Male	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$1,341.43 ¥211K	+625.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$18,252.10 ¥3M	+507.4%
Average			+563.7%

Male vs. Tokyo - Cost of childcare

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.80 ¥598	-22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$3.56 ¥562	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$3.92 ¥618	-73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$66.31 ¥10,449	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$12.65 ¥1,994	+30.0%
Average			-12.5%

Male vs. Tokyo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Male	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$55.50 ¥8,746	+40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$32.95 ¥5,192	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$65.04 ¥10,250	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$70.74 ¥11,148	+34.7%
Average			-1.6%

Male vs. Tokyo - Cost of clothing

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