Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.9 times more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Australia instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.66
THB60.15
|
$16.79
A$25.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB210.53
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.43
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.81
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 94.5% more for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
THB48.04
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.32
THB300.75
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
THB214.62
|
$5.75
A$8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
THB71.07
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
THB39.95
|
$3.99
A$5.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
THB40.81
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.57
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
THB24.36
|
$1.39
A$2.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.31
|
$2.00
A$2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.17
|
$1.13
A$1.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.51
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 98.0% more for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
THB155.95
|
$4.73
A$7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.19
THB802.01
|
$84.46
A$126.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,111.51
THB726,824.26
|
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.10
THB401.01
|
$18.12
A$27.05
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.68
THB674.99
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.13
THB14,135.48
|
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.89
THB8,344.47
|
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.99
THB1,481.42
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.22
THB15,873.17
|
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,832.48
THB391,482.58
|
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
THB80.20
|
$6.69
A$9.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
THB58.90
|
$3.60
A$5.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
THB140.35
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.76
THB1,292.35
|
$53.84
A$80.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
THB200.50
|
$13.24
A$19.76
|
|
pay 63.1% more for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.93
THB1,804.53
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,061.00
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
THB3,007.55
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.03
THB2,205.54
|
$118.12
A$176.27
|
|
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