Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 44.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.84
|
$1.66
THB55.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.07
|
$5.83
THB195.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.57
THB19.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.33
THB10.99
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.33
THB44.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.96
|
$8.32
THB279.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.60
|
$5.94
THB199.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
$1.97
THB66.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$1.11
THB37.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.13
THB37.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.51
THB17.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.67
THB22.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.64
THB21.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.61
THB20.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.51
THB17.23
|
|
pay 51.9% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.70
|
$4.32
THB145.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.93
|
$22.19
THB746.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,226.71
|
$20,111.51
THB676,465.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.28
|
$11.10
THB373.22
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
Ireland
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.57
|
$18.68
THB628.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,287.29
|
$391.13
THB13,156.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,082.22
|
$230.89
THB7,766.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.55
|
$40.99
THB1,378.78
|
|
pay 7.6% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,019.87
|
$439.22
THB14,773.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,915.31
|
$10,832.48
THB364,358.34
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.57
|
$2.22
THB74.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$1.63
THB54.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.26
|
$3.88
THB130.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.01
|
$35.76
THB1,202.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.31
|
$5.55
THB186.61
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.39
|
$49.93
THB1,679.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.38
|
$29.36
THB987.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.12
|
$83.22
THB2,799.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.22
|
$61.03
THB2,052.72
|
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