Male vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$805	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	8	31
😀 Quality of life	64	59
🏙️ Population	133K	120K

The cost of living in Male is 50% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4552nd and 6471st ($1311 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Maldives and Thailand, respectively. Check Maldives vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5347th and 6065th 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	$6.02	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$12044

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514