Male vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$835	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$447
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	31
😀 Quality of life	63	42
🏙️ Population	133K	116K

The cost of living in Male is 93% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4218th and 7072nd ($1284 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Maldives and Thailand, respectively. Check Maldives vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 4858th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Pattaya

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	Male	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$8397

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509