Bangkok vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$425
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
89
7
😀 Quality of life
74
61
🏙️ Population
5.68M
133K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 23% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 5738th and 4342nd ($994 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Maldives, respectively. Check Thailand vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Male. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1355th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangkok Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$3.95
 Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$3225

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352