Male vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$814	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	31
😀 Quality of life	62	54
🏙️ Population	133K	120K

The cost of living in Male is 67% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 4205th and 6518th ($1304 vs $781) 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 1 months in Male compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4917th and 5997th 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	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508