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

😐 Solo nomad: Hulhumale is 11.2% more expensive than Bangkok without rent, and 42.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hulhumale is 15.3% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 60.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.23 MVR 80.7

$3.09 ฿97.9

69.26%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.25 MVR 451

$30.42 ฿963

-3.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.53 MVR 147

$6.27 ฿198

51.99%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.43 MVR 68.4

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 MVR 59.0

Cappuccino

$2.87 MVR 44.21

$2.58 ฿81.7

11.24%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.55

$0.67 ฿21.11

89.55%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MVR 3.85

$0.27 ฿8.43

-7.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿75.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.93 ฿125

Milk (1 liter)

$1.79 MVR 27.68

$1.87 ฿59.3

-4.28%

White Bread (500g)

$1.54 MVR 23.80

$1.35 ฿42.57

14.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.33 MVR 5.14

$1.47 ฿46.60

-77.55%

Eggs

$1.57 MVR 24.29

$2.14 ฿67.9

-26.64%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.13 MVR 125

$18.16 ฿575

-55.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.09 MVR 94.0

$3.12 ฿98.6

95.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.74 MVR 135

$9.20 ฿291

-5.00%

Apples (1kg)

$3.91 MVR 60.3

$3.47 ฿110

12.68%

Banana (1kg)

$3.76 MVR 58.1

$1.71 ฿54.1

119.88%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.40 MVR 67.9

$2.27 ฿72.0

93.83%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.23 MVR 49.76

$1.90 ฿60.2

70.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.58 MVR 24.30

$1.65 ฿52.2

-4.24%

Onion (1kg)

$1.18 MVR 18.22

$1.50 ฿47.59

-21.33%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.19 MVR 49.17

$1.37 ฿43.35

132.85%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.50 MVR 7.69

$0.52 ฿16.60

-3.85%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.17 MVR 188

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.63 MVR 40.65

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$9.89 MVR 153

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.96 MVR 123

$4.39 ฿139

81.32%

Wine (Bottle)

$15.68 ฿496

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.85 ฿58.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.36 ฿106

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.20 ฿38.06

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$36.78 ฿1,164

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.91 MVR 29.43

$1.11 ฿35.02

72.07%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.99 MVR 30.77

$1.14 ฿36.13

74.56%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.57 MVR 148

$6.26 ฿198

52.88%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 MVR 13.72

$1.19 ฿37.54

-25.21%

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

$32.4K MVR 500.5K

$37.3K ฿1.2M

-12.97%

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

$34.3K MVR 528.6K

$29.0K ฿916.8K

18.26%

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

$108 MVR 1,667

$89.2 ฿2,824

21.10%

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

$40.91 MVR 631

$12.79 ฿405

219.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$42.64 MVR 658

$17.37 ฿550

145.48%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.7 MVR 998

$52.5 ฿1,661

23.26%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.66 ฿337

Cinema Ticket

$9.91 MVR 153

$7.73 ฿245

28.20%

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

$161 MVR 2,479

$601 ฿19.0K

-73.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,556 MVR 54.9K

$13.1K ฿414.7K

-72.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$45.27 MVR 699

$58.0 ฿1,835

-21.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.1 MVR 865

$38.85 ฿1,230

44.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.8 MVR 1,401

$107 ฿3,382

-15.01%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.2 MVR 821

$93.4 ฿2,955

-43.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,282 MVR 19.8K

$671 ฿21.2K

91.23%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$775 MVR 12.0K

$323 ฿10.2K

140.18%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,964 MVR 45.7K

$1,865 ฿59.0K

58.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,231 MVR 34.4K

$826 ฿26.2K

169.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,389 MVR 83.2K

$6,263 ฿198.2K

-13.95%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$505 MVR 7,792

$3,259 ฿103.1K

-84.50%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$716 MVR 11.0K

$803 ฿25.4K

-10.88%

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: February 28, 2026

Last update for Bangkok: March 1, 2026

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