Cost of living comparison
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Quito vs. Chiang Mai Cost of Living Summary
Quito is 1.8% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
Quito vs. Chiang Mai Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Quito instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.23
THB74.68
|
$6.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
THB184.22
|
$7.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
THB22.54
|
$1.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB10.70
|
$1.12
|
|
Chiang Mai vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
THB47.71
|
$1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.32
THB278.96
|
$3.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.60
THB254.75
|
$4.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
THB74.98
|
$2.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.26
THB42.16
|
$2.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB36.99
|
$1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.22
|
$0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
THB24.00
|
$0.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
THB22.47
|
$0.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.24
|
$0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
THB16.51
|
$0.47
|
|
Chiang Mai vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
pay 28.7% less for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.55
THB186.05
|
$3.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.48
THB1,792.42
|
$21.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,795.89
THB697K
|
$21,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.59
THB187.21
|
$13.50
|
|
Chiang Mai vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
pay 6.6% less for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.03
THB671.49
|
$28.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.86
THB15,514.36
|
$482.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.57
THB10,141.70
|
$313.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.59
THB1,595.12
|
$21.90
|
|
Chiang Mai vs. Quito - Cost of housing
pay 23.8% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$781.39
THB26,191.32
|
$743.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,653.84
THB491K
|
$8,951.43
|
|
Chiang Mai vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
THB79.66
|
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
THB57.07
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
THB142.20
|
$6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.50
THB1,257.06
|
$46.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.54
THB219.07
|
$6.40
|
|
Chiang Mai vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 48.9% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.22
THB1,817.28
|
$70.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.82
THB831.92
|
$49.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.16
THB3,055.40
|
$115.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.04
THB2,414.59
|
$107.92
|
|
Chiang Mai vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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