Cost of living comparison
Da Lat is 6.7% more expensive than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Da Lat instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 76.0% more for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.18
THB43.74
|
$1.50
₫38,040
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$4.96
₫125,658
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
THB19.79
|
$1.00
₫25,457
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
THB11.09
|
$0.91
₫23,170
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
THB48.69
|
$1.04
₫26,346
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.14
THB338.27
|
$6.40
₫162,145
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
THB253.86
|
$5.33
₫135,033
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.59
THB59.04
|
$1.63
₫41,259
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.93
THB34.35
|
$1.91
₫48,517
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
THB40.75
|
$1.95
₫49,515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.36
|
$0.74
₫18,739
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.66
|
$1.40
₫35,364
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
THB15.71
|
$0.65
₫16,462
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
THB22.01
|
$0.78
₫19,894
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
THB17.36
|
$0.60
₫15,329
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
THB173.61
|
$3.64
₫92,263
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.53
THB1,093.40
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,606.79
THB688,842.04
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.96
THB442.83
|
$6.27
₫158,902
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.99
THB591.89
|
$11.54
₫292,547
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$268.76
THB9,949.94
|
$315.69
₫8,001,037
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.82
THB8,063.83
|
$194.30
₫4,924,569
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.35
THB1,567.74
|
$41.00
₫1,039,018
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.63
THB17,312.17
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,383.65
THB273,350.02
|
?? |
pay 41.1% less for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
THB76.54
|
$1.20
₫30,432
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
THB59.34
|
$1.87
₫47,443
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
THB131.21
|
$1.28
₫32,429
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.32
THB1,603.65
|
$10.66
₫270,241
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
THB207.75
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
Da Lat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.90
THB1,995.46
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.57
THB1,020.51
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.14
THB3,189.08
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.20
THB2,339.88
|
?? |
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