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
฿105.77
|
$1.48
฿52.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿211.53
|
$5.91
฿211.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.41
|
$0.53
฿19.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.55
|
$0.30
฿10.73
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿66.67
|
$1.38
฿49.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿310.57
|
$9.14
฿327.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿236.23
|
$6.86
฿245.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.26
|
$1.75
฿62.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.17
|
$0.93
฿33.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿48.75
|
$1.10
฿39.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.71
|
$0.59
฿21.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.31
|
$0.62
฿22.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.28
|
$0.73
฿26.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.10
|
$0.59
฿21.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.45
|
$0.49
฿17.39
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿159.79
|
$4.69
฿167.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,374.97
|
$23.63
฿846.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,115,333.17
|
$22,150.94
฿793,249.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿379.70
|
$11.96
฿428.35
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿563.77
|
$20.06
฿718.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,616.58
|
$350.48
฿12,550.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,245.48
|
$232.34
฿8,320.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,180.51
|
$43.58
฿1,560.78
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,151.71
|
$467.63
฿16,746.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿483,459.40
|
$8,269.69
฿296,146.64
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿84.61
|
$2.07
฿74.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿82.48
|
$1.60
฿57.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿158.65
|
$4.13
฿148.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,031.41
|
$38.00
฿1,360.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿285.57
|
$5.91
฿211.53
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,144.13
|
$53.90
฿1,930.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,451.74
|
$29.17
฿1,044.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,489.34
|
$86.14
฿3,084.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,653.31
|
$63.20
฿2,263.41
|
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