Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 35.7% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 38.1% more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.48
THB54.67
|
$2.95
THB109.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.79
|
$0.57
THB21.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB11.09
|
$0.32
THB11.94
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.98
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB338.27
|
$8.67
THB321.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB253.86
|
$6.60
THB244.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
THB64.78
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB34.35
|
$1.46
THB53.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.75
|
$1.36
THB50.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB21.96
|
$0.63
THB23.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB22.81
|
$0.90
THB33.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.03
|
$0.73
THB27.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB22.01
|
$0.73
THB26.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
THB17.98
|
$0.63
THB23.21
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB173.61
|
$4.46
THB165.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
THB874.72
|
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,150.94
THB820,050.05
|
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB442.83
|
$10.60
THB392.53
|
|
pay 35.4% more for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.06
THB742.69
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.48
THB12,975.01
|
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.34
THB8,601.41
|
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.58
THB1,613.51
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
|
pay 41.8% more for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,312.17
|
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,269.69
THB306,152.02
|
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
|
pay 29.9% more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB76.54
|
$2.36
THB87.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB59.34
|
$2.30
THB85.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
THB153.08
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.00
THB1,406.84
|
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$7.97
THB295.22
|
|
pay 31.1% more for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,995.46
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.17
THB1,079.73
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,189.08
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,339.88
|
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
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