Male vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$805	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	8	100
😀 Quality of life	64	100
🏙️ Population	133K	5.35M

The cost of living in Male is 47% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4552nd and 893rd ($1311 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Maldives and Australia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5347th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Melbourne

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	Male	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$26129

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172