Bangkok vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$434	$810
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1372
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$379
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	74	64
🏙️ Population	5.68M	133K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 25% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5606th and 4490th ($996 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Thailand and Maldives, respectively. Check Thailand vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.7 months in Male. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2044th and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Male

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	Bangkok	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$3305

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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