Male vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$818	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	31
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	133K	120K

The cost of living in Male is 63% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4439th and 6620th ($1320 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5057th and 6140th 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	$5.55	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$10383

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498