Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 16.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 3.2% less for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.66
THB60.15
|
$1.84
₫46,730
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB210.53
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB20.43
|
$0.55
₫13,951
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.81
|
$0.34
₫8,775
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
THB48.04
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.32
THB300.75
|
$6.02
₫153,101
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
THB214.62
|
$5.38
₫136,997
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
THB71.07
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
THB39.95
|
$1.52
₫38,607
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
THB40.81
|
$1.26
₫32,184
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.57
|
$0.44
₫11,194
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
THB24.36
|
$0.63
₫16,138
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.31
|
$0.42
₫10,614
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.17
|
$0.49
₫12,564
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB18.51
|
$0.49
₫12,521
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
THB155.95
|
$3.48
₫88,533
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.19
THB802.01
|
$6.87
₫174,729
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,111.51
THB726,824.26
|
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.10
THB401.01
|
$5.70
₫145,005
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.68
THB674.99
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.13
THB14,135.48
|
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.89
THB8,344.47
|
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.99
THB1,481.42
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.22
THB15,873.17
|
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,832.48
THB391,482.58
|
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
|
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
THB80.20
|
$0.89
₫22,685
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
THB58.90
|
$1.56
₫39,791
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
THB140.35
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.76
THB1,292.35
|
$22.79
₫580,032
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
THB200.50
|
$3.60
₫91,568
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.93
THB1,804.53
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,061.00
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
THB3,007.55
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.03
THB2,205.54
|
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
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