Male vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Male	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1321	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$810	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1372	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$379	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.2	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$4370
😷 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 48% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4490th and 791st ($1321 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 5278th and 11th 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	$6.01	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.5	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.24	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$624	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1454	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.04%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2242	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1870	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.43	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.32	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.3	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.5	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3305	$17749

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1387
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$342
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$291
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$261
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$243
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$260
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$268
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$372
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$329
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$278
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$582
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$683
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$335
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$597
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$479
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$381
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$477
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$259
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$342
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$315
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$290
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$313
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$418
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$312
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$538
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$330
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$274
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$332
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$283
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$379
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$522
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$265
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$507
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$294
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$303
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$318
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$322

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913