Male vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Male	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1304	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3010	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$814	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$358	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1263	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	13
😀 Quality of life	62	36
🏙️ Population	133K	948K

The cost of living in Male is 12% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4205th and 4590th ($1304 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and Laos, respectively. Check Maldives vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 4917th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Vientiane

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	Male	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$636	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1648	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1401	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.6	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.4	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2651	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2231	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.79	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.83	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.32	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.13	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.9	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$163	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3201	$9354

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393