Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 30.7% more expensive than Bali.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Bali, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Bali
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.67
IDR26,719.69
|
$1.48
THB54.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
IDR64,127.25
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
IDR23,550.94
|
$0.53
THB19.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
IDR31,224.57
|
$0.30
THB11.01
|
|
pay 8.2% less for groceries
Bali
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
IDR25,399.48
|
$1.38
THB50.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.59
IDR73,304.69
|
$9.14
THB335.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
IDR96,890.47
|
$6.86
THB252.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
IDR23,988.92
|
$1.75
THB64.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
IDR34,135.32
|
$0.93
THB34.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
IDR16,204.17
|
$1.10
THB40.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
IDR11,102.40
|
$0.59
THB21.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
IDR23,906.69
|
$0.62
THB22.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,294.69
|
$0.73
THB26.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
IDR13,273.58
|
$0.59
THB21.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,827.95
|
$0.49
THB17.85
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
Bali
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
IDR51,835.28
|
$4.69
THB172.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.50
IDR135,695.34
|
$23.63
THB868.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,079.04
IDR320,636,237.99
|
$22,150.94
THB814,240.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
IDR110,886.70
|
$11.96
THB439.69
|
|
pay 15.5% less for housing
Bali
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.25
IDR451,180.99
|
$20.06
THB737.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.82
IDR7,837,774.71
|
$350.48
THB12,883.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$288.64
IDR4,609,145.92
|
$232.34
THB8,540.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.89
IDR605,066.64
|
$43.58
THB1,602.08
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Bali
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.05
IDR1,549,741.82
|
$467.63
THB17,189.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,382.08
IDR197,725,680.09
|
$8,269.69
THB303,983.00
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bali
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.35
IDR53,439.37
|
$2.07
THB76.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
IDR34,436.13
|
$1.60
THB58.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
IDR34,201.20
|
$4.13
THB151.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.98
IDR877,932.56
|
$38.00
THB1,396.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.18
IDR50,767.40
|
$5.91
THB217.13
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Bali
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.93
IDR701,454.46
|
$53.90
THB1,981.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.37
IDR405,177.20
|
$29.17
THB1,072.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.43
IDR1,763,499.31
|
$86.14
THB3,166.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.97
IDR1,229,105.58
|
$63.20
THB2,323.30
|
|
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