Male vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$835
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$3743
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
63
98
🏙️ Population
133K
4.84M

The cost of living in Male is 53% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4218th and 318th ($1284 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Maldives and Australia, respectively. Check Maldives vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4858th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Sydney

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Male Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$6.69
 Cappuccino
$2.63
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$29.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$17934

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$1207
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816