Male vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$805	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$4181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	8	94
😀 Quality of life	64	96
🏙️ Population	133K	2.14M

The cost of living in Male is 46% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4552nd and 978th ($1311 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 Perth. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5347th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Perth

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	Male	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.02	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894