Cost in Malayalam

What a thing costs is its വില (vila) in Malayalam, the plain word for price. Two light syllables, vi-la. Asking the cost in a shop, you simply ask what the vila is.

Most common translation

വില (vila)

Cost, the price of something, what must be paid for it.

ഈ പുസ്തകത്തിന്റെ വില എത്രയാണ്?

ee pusthakathinte vila ethrayaanu?

What is the cost of this book?

All Malayalam words for “cost”

വില (vila) is the everyday word for cost or price, while ചാർജ് (chaarju) is a fee charged for a service. ജീവിതച്ചെലവ് (jeevithachelav) is the cost of living, മുതലാകുക (muthalaakuka) is to recover your cost and avoid a loss, and ഏതായാലും (eathayalum) belongs to the phrase at any cost, meaning in any case.

Common questions

How do you say cost in Malayalam?

Say വില (vila), the cost or price of something.

How do I talk about the cost of living?

There is a ready compound for it, ജീവിതച്ചെലവ് (jeevithachelav), the cost of daily living.