Cost of Living Comparison Between Hulhumale and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Hulhumale and Bangkok

😐 Solo nomad: Hulhumale is 5.2% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 41.2% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hulhumale is 4.5% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 56.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.52 MVR 85.1

$3.07 ฿98.1

79.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.54 MVR 455

$31.02 ฿993

-4.77%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.53 MVR 147

$5.98 ฿191

59.36%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 MVR 68.3

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 MVR 55.8

Cappuccino

$2.87 MVR 44.25

$2.59 ฿82.7

10.81%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.26 MVR 19.49

$0.67 ฿21.4

88.06%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MVR 3.84

$0.29 ฿9.33

-13.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.53 ฿80.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.97 ฿127

Milk (1 liter)

$1.77 MVR 27.26

$1.85 ฿59.3

-4.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.55 MVR 23.89

$1.4 ฿44.9

10.71%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.34 MVR 5.17

$1.42 ฿45.48

-76.06%

Eggs

$1.6 MVR 24.61

$2.18 ฿69.7

-26.61%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.07 MVR 124

$18.25 ฿584

-55.78%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 MVR 94.5

$2.94 ฿94.1

108.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.79 MVR 136

$9.12 ฿292

-3.62%

Apples (1kg)

$4.12 MVR 63.5

$3.41 ฿109

20.82%

Banana (1kg)

$3.89 MVR 60.1

$1.71 ฿54.9

127.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.19 MVR 64.6

$2.23 ฿71.4

87.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.33 MVR 51.4

$1.86 ฿59.4

79.03%

Potato (1kg)

$1.54 MVR 23.79

$1.59 ฿50.9

-3.14%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 MVR 17.98

$1.49 ฿47.7

-21.48%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.13 MVR 48.24

$1.34 ฿42.99

133.58%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 MVR 8.35

$0.49 ฿15.7

10.20%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$9.5 MVR 147

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.6 MVR 40.1

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.7 MVR 150

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.14 MVR 125

$4.46 ฿143

82.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.8 ฿506

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 ฿59.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.34 ฿107

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.22 ฿38.91

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.29 ฿1,193

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.91 MVR 29.39

$1.11 ฿35.44

72.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.91 MVR 29.47

$1.14 ฿36.52

67.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.88 MVR 152

$6.25 ฿200

58.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 MVR 14.77

$1.23 ฿39.37

-21.95%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$32K MVR 493.5K

$37K ฿1.2M

-13.46%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$34.6K MVR 533.6K

$28.5K ฿913.4K

21.24%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$108 MVR 1,668

$91.9 ฿2,940

17.68%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$41.68 MVR 643

$12.92 ฿413

222.60%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.49 MVR 655

$17.46 ฿559

143.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$66 MVR 1,017

$52.3 ฿1,674

26.11%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.55 ฿338

Cinema Ticket

$10.02 MVR 154

$7.82 ฿250

28.13%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$166 MVR 2,552

$607 ฿19.4K

-72.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,526 MVR 54.4K

$13.5K ฿432.4K

-73.91%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.81 MVR 691

$57.1 ฿1,827

-21.50%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.3 MVR 884

$39.54 ฿1,265

44.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$91.1 MVR 1,405

$104 ฿3,318

-12.13%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53 MVR 816

$94.2 ฿3,015

-43.80%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,310 MVR 20.2K

$669 ฿21.4K

96.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$778 MVR 12K

$327 ฿10.5K

137.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,911 MVR 44.9K

$1,882 ฿60.2K

54.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,300 MVR 35.5K

$847 ฿27.1K

171.61%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,395 MVR 83.2K

$6,058 ฿193.9K

-10.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$502 MVR 7,744

$2,766 ฿88.5K

-81.85%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$783 MVR 12.1K

$824 ฿26.4K

-4.92%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

5.84

112.33%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Hulhumale: December 1, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: December 1, 2025

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