Bangkok vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$465	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	89	8
😀 Quality of life	73	64
🏙️ Population	5.68M	133K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 22% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5467th and 4552nd ($1027 vs $1311) 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 2647th and 5347th 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	$3.24	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$3300

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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