Brisbane vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$2919
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$835
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1638
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$324
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$1041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
66
7
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
2.36M
133K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 83% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 930th and 4218th ($2356 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Maldives, respectively. Check Australia vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Male. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 18th and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Male

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Brisbane Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$3.08
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$3438

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1207
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$347
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$295
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$255
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$284
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$348
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$391
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$358
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$304
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$507
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$582
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$302
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$462
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$345
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$406
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$465
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$469
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$325
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$309
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$391
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$341
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$358
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$409
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$337
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$533
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$327
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$319
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$357
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$321
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$328
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$424
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$523
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$379
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$585
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$326
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$399
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$417
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$339