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Chiang Mai vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 57.6% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 80.1% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 42.9% less in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 41.2% less in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 72.8% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Chiang Mai

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Chiang Mai. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Chiang Mai.

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Chiang Mai vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Berlin, you would:

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pay 80.1% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €15.07	$2.23 THB74.68	-86.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €12.05	$5.50 THB184.22	-59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.09	$0.67 THB22.54	-80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.78	$0.32 THB10.70	-89.7%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 42.9% less for groceries

	Berlin	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.15	$1.42 THB47.71	-40.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.71	$8.32 THB278.96	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.23	$7.60 THB254.75	+61.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €4.01	$2.24 THB74.98	-50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.88	$1.26 THB42.16	-76.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.10 THB36.99	-31.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.45 THB15.22	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.37	$0.72 THB24.00	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.52	$0.67 THB22.47	-60.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.85	$0.57 THB19.24	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.88	$0.49 THB16.51	-49.6%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 41.2% less for transportation

	Berlin	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.77	$5.55 THB186.05	-35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	$53.48 THB1,792.42	-24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$20,795.89 THB697K	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €27.17	$5.59 THB187.21	-81.6%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 72.8% less for housing

	Berlin	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €43.24	$20.03 THB671.49	-58.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,326.84	$462.86 THB15,514.36	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €999.55	$302.57 THB10,141.70	-72.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €264.73	$47.59 THB1,595.12	-83.9%
Average			-72.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Berlin	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €129.59	$781.39 THB26,191.32	+441.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,222.71	$14,653.84 THB491K	-7.6%
Average			+123.6%

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pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.87	$2.38 THB79.66	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.89	$1.70 THB57.07	-60.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.44	$4.24 THB142.20	-59.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.94	$37.50 THB1,257.06	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$6.54 THB219.07	-58.3%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Berlin	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €85.62	$54.22 THB1,817.28	-43.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €42.19	$24.82 THB831.92	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.84	$91.16 THB3,055.40	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €126.65	$72.04 THB2,414.59	-49.0%
Average			-39.6%

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