Cost of living comparison
Da Lat is 6.7% more expensive than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Da Lat instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 76.0% more for restaurants
|
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.18
฿42.90
|
$1.50
₫37,560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿214.50
|
$4.96
₫124,072
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
฿19.41
|
$1.00
₫25,136
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
฿10.88
|
$0.91
₫22,878
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
|
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
฿47.76
|
$1.04
₫26,014
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
฿331.81
|
$6.40
₫160,098
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
฿249.01
|
$5.33
₫133,328
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
฿57.92
|
$1.63
₫40,738
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
฿33.69
|
$1.91
₫47,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
฿39.97
|
$1.95
₫48,890
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
฿17.03
|
$0.74
₫18,502
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
฿20.27
|
$1.40
₫34,917
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
฿15.41
|
$0.65
₫16,254
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.59
|
$0.78
₫19,643
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
฿17.03
|
$0.60
₫15,136
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
|
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
฿170.29
|
$3.64
₫91,098
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.53
฿1,072.52
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,606.79
฿675,685.37
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
฿434.37
|
$6.27
₫156,896
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
|
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.99
฿580.59
|
$11.54
₫288,854
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.76
฿9,759.90
|
$315.69
₫7,900,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.82
฿7,909.81
|
$194.30
₫4,862,398
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.35
฿1,537.80
|
$41.00
₫1,025,901
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
฿16,981.51
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,383.65
฿268,129.11
|
?? |
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
฿75.08
|
$1.20
₫30,048
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
฿58.21
|
$1.87
₫46,844
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
฿128.70
|
$1.28
₫32,020
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.32
฿1,573.02
|
$10.66
₫266,829
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
฿203.78
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
฿1,957.34
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.57
฿1,001.02
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
฿3,128.17
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
฿2,295.19
|
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