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Chiang Mai vs. Da Nang Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 16.6% more expensive than Da Nang.

Restaurants: pay 4.9% more in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 4.3% more in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 89.0% more in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 8.6% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% more in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 3.9% less in Chiang Mai

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Chiang Mai are more expensive than in Da Nang. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Chiang Mai. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Chiang Mai.

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Chiang Mai vs. Da Nang Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Da Nang, you would:

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pay 4.9% more for restaurants

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 ₫59,682	$2.23 THB74.95	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 ₫119K	$5.50 THB184.86	+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 ₫16,247	$0.67 THB22.62	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,597	$0.32 THB10.74	-4.0%
Average			+4.9%

Da Nang vs. Chiang Mai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3% more for groceries

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₫31,941	$1.42 THB47.88	+15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50 ₫168K	$8.32 THB279.93	+28.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.88 ₫152K	$7.60 THB255.64	+29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 ₫38,475	$2.24 THB75.25	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.90 ₫49,230	$1.26 THB42.30	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ₫30,963	$1.10 THB37.12	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,751	$0.45 THB15.27	-14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 ₫15,208	$0.72 THB24.08	+21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ₫18,148	$0.67 THB22.55	-4.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ₫13,586	$0.57 THB19.31	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ₫15,067	$0.49 THB16.57	-15.5%
Average			+4.3%

Da Nang vs. Chiang Mai - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.0% more for transportation

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.48 ₫90,008	$5.55 THB186.70	+59.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 ₫129K	$53.48 THB1,798.69	+968.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫794M	$20,795.89 THB699K	-32.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.68 ₫147K	$5.59 THB187.86	-1.6%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 8.6% less for housing

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.13 ₫210K	$20.03 THB673.84	+146.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$524.84 ₫14M	$462.86 THB15,568.62	-11.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$345.05 ₫9M	$302.57 THB10,177.18	-12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.90 ₫2M	$47.59 THB1,600.70	-19.2%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.66 ₫4M	$781.39 THB26,282.93	+383.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,000.00 ₫388M	$14,653.84 THB493K	-2.3%
Average			+117.3%

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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.35 ₫34,815	$2.38 THB79.94	+76.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.69 ₫43,696	$1.70 THB57.27	+0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.54 ₫39,788	$4.24 THB142.70	+175.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.02 ₫647K	$37.50 THB1,261.45	+49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 ₫79,576	$6.54 THB219.84	+112.3%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 3.9% less for clothing

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.42 ₫1M	$54.22 THB1,823.63	+19.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.58 ₫713K	$24.82 THB834.83	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.04 ₫3M	$91.16 THB3,066.09	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.79 ₫2M	$72.04 THB2,423.04	-11.9%
Average			-3.9%

Da Nang vs. Chiang Mai - Cost of clothing

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