Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 21.0% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿107.25
|
$1.48
฿53.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.70
|
$0.53
฿19.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.71
|
$0.30
฿10.88
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.61
|
$1.38
฿50.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿314.93
|
$9.14
฿331.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿239.55
|
$6.86
฿249.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿73.28
|
$1.75
฿63.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.91
|
$0.93
฿33.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.44
|
$1.10
฿39.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.03
|
$0.59
฿21.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.76
|
$0.62
฿22.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.64
|
$0.73
฿26.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.46
|
$0.59
฿21.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.77
|
$0.49
฿17.64
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿162.03
|
$4.69
฿170.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,394.27
|
$23.63
฿858.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,145,032.91
|
$22,150.94
฿804,387.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿385.03
|
$11.96
฿434.37
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿571.68
|
$20.06
฿728.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,948.16
|
$350.48
฿12,727.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,403.37
|
$232.34
฿8,437.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,211.12
|
$43.58
฿1,582.69
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,434.64
|
$467.63
฿16,981.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿490,247.27
|
$8,269.69
฿300,304.61
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.80
|
$2.07
฿75.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.63
|
$1.60
฿58.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.88
|
$4.13
฿150.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,059.93
|
$38.00
฿1,379.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿289.58
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,174.23
|
$53.90
฿1,957.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,472.13
|
$29.17
฿1,059.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,538.33
|
$86.14
฿3,128.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,704.61
|
$63.20
฿2,295.19
|
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