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Chiang Mai vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 44.6% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 29.7% less in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 33.6% less in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 70.2% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 24.5% less in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.3% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Chiang Mai

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.61	$2.02 THB64.12	-87.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.76	$8.05 THB255.99	-18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.90	$0.79 THB25.23	-69.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.37	$0.34 THB10.80	-84.8%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 29.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.07	$1.58 THB50.31	-41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.51	$8.36 THB266.13	+67.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.27	$6.70 THB213.16	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.50	$2.07 THB65.77	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.28	$1.36 THB43.31	-67.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.23	$1.33 THB42.38	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.53 THB16.74	-60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.01	$0.79 THB25.22	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.80	$0.74 THB23.68	-60.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.52	$0.64 THB20.47	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.55 THB17.42	-47.4%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 33.6% less for transportation

	Canberra	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.65	$4.83 THB153.69	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.04	$19.14 THB609.04	-84.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,723.43	$22,478.88 THB715,197.55	-22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.49	$11.94 THB379.79	-36.9%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 70.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.25	$19.34 THB615.25	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,340.33	$440.41 THB14,012.16	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,747.05	$249.32 THB7,932.45	-78.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$239.43	$51.23 THB1,630.04	-67.8%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 24.5% less for childcare

	Canberra	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,641.08	$644.65 THB20,510.55	-63.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,059.06	$15,231.38 THB484,607.99	+14.3%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.84	$2.25 THB71.52	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.13	$1.90 THB60.60	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.75	$4.34 THB138.11	-86.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.37	$35.28 THB1,122.37	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.69	$5.12 THB162.77	-60.9%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.48	$62.01 THB1,972.96	-10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$86.94	$19.90 THB632.99	-65.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$141.61	$93.02 THB2,959.44	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.26	$67.18 THB2,137.37	-43.3%
Average			-30.1%

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