Male vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Male	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1311	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2822	$2376
🏠 One person rent	$805	$672
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1160
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$866	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	8	13
😀 Quality of life	64	45
🏙️ Population	133K	948K

The cost of living in Male is 24% more expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5255th ($1311 vs $1056) 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 0.7 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 5347th and 7250th 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	$6.02	$2.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.65	$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.52	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$810	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$620	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1144	$1070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.7	$50.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.3	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.01%	9.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2247	$2123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1903	$163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.2	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.49	$6.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.8	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.3	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.78	$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.3	$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$41	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3300	$9882

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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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$581
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1038
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$590
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$567
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$601
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$496
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$602
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$709
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$590
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$587
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$702
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$656
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$563
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$788
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$597
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$587
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$1027
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$476
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$679
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$571
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$833
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$593
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$575
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$380