Male vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$818	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	133K	5.35M

The cost of living in Male is 43% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4439th and 1249th ($1320 vs $2308) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5057th 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	$5.55	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$22799

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988