Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.7 times more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.66
THB60.15
|
$18.07
£14.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB210.53
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.43
|
$2.14
£1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.81
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
THB48.04
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.32
THB300.75
|
$4.24
£3.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
THB214.62
|
$5.75
£4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
THB71.07
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
THB39.95
|
$3.66
£2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
THB40.81
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.57
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
THB24.36
|
$1.22
£0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.31
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.17
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.51
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
THB155.95
|
$7.22
£5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.19
THB802.01
|
$94.64
£74.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,111.51
THB726,824.26
|
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.10
THB401.01
|
$16.98
£13.37
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Chiang Mai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.68
THB674.99
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.13
THB14,135.48
|
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.89
THB8,344.47
|
$974.65
£767.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.99
THB1,481.42
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.22
THB15,873.17
|
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,832.48
THB391,482.58
|
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
THB80.20
|
$5.42
£4.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
THB58.90
|
$3.93
£3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
THB140.35
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.76
THB1,292.35
|
$43.82
£34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
THB200.50
|
$12.87
£10.13
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.93
THB1,804.53
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,061.00
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
THB3,007.55
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.03
THB2,205.54
|
$94.66
£74.51
|
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