By BRIANNE TOLJ FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA PUBLISHED: 12:56 GMT, 19 April 2016 | UPDATED: 13:04 GMT, 19 April 2016

How taxpayers are forking out $1,458 every night for each asylum seeker to stay in one of the Christmas Island dorm rooms with 'rubbish' food

Taxpayers pay $1,458 a night for each person detained on Christmas Island

For the 167 men that are detained, it costs $243,000 a day to house them

The men sleep in dorms of 16 people and the food is said to be 'rubbish'

A five-star hotel in Sydney or Melbourne cost close to the same amount

It is costing Australian taxpayers almost $1,500 a night to house a single person at the detention centre on Christmas Island – the same amount it costs to stay in some of the country's most luxurious hotel suites.

A bunk bed in a dorm of 16 people and 'rubbish' food costs $1,458 a night for each of the 167 men detained at the facility on the island, which sits just off of the coast of Indonesia, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

It costs taxpayers $243,000 a day to house all of the men.

For close to the same cost, you can rent the presidential suite at the Sir Standford Hotel in Sydney for a night, or take in panoramic views of Melbourne from the Crown Towers Premier Club Suite.

The presidential suite overlooks leafy Macquarie Street and features two lounge rooms, a bar and a mahogany writing desk, a fireplace and a Steinway Grand piano.

It also features a split-level bedroom with a king bed and a separate dressing room.

The premier suite in Melbourne is 70 square metres that overlooks the city skyline and features a large bathroom with two vanities and a tub.

Two large lounge chairs are position in front of the windows in the living area, which is separated from the bedroom.

On the other hand, the detention centre is said to be a 'one out of 10' – a long way from the five star hotels that are equal in cost.

'The food is absolutely rubbish. You'd get mainly curry – curried beef, curried pasta. It's worse than hospital food, there is nothing to chew on,' a former detainee told Fairfax Media.

The dorms themselves have a small window but are 'very dirty,' he said.

Asylum seekers at Christmas Island cost taxpayers $1,458 a night | Daily Mail Online