Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 48.4% more expensive than Da Nang.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Da Nang, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Da Nang
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.49
₫37,834
|
$1.48
THB54.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₫118,906
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
₫15,948
|
$0.53
THB19.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
₫8,783
|
$0.30
THB11.09
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
|
Da Nang
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
₫24,322
|
$1.38
THB50.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.48
₫189,529
|
$9.14
THB338.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
₫139,636
|
$6.86
THB253.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
₫44,455
|
$1.75
THB64.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
₫44,246
|
$0.93
THB34.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₫32,361
|
$1.10
THB40.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,258
|
$0.59
THB21.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
₫21,498
|
$0.62
THB22.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,449
|
$0.73
THB27.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,876
|
$0.59
THB22.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
₫12,736
|
$0.49
THB17.98
|
|
pay 74.3% more for transportation
|
Da Nang
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
₫105,115
|
$4.69
THB173.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
₫162,145
|
$23.63
THB874.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,277.74
₫919,459,399
|
$22,150.94
THB820,050.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.78
₫197,276
|
$11.96
THB442.83
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
|
Da Nang
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.49
₫265,917
|
$20.06
THB742.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.51
₫8,148,687
|
$350.48
THB12,975.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.51
₫5,512,917
|
$232.34
THB8,601.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.41
₫1,125,540
|
$43.58
THB1,613.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Da Nang
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.84
₫3,062,732
|
$467.63
THB17,312.17
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,474.81
₫316,174,103
|
$8,269.69
THB306,152.02
|
|
pay 92.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Da Nang
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₫21,619
|
$2.07
THB76.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
₫35,272
|
$1.60
THB59.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.28
₫32,429
|
$4.13
THB153.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.59
₫749,919
|
$38.00
THB1,406.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.84
₫97,287
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Da Nang
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.13
₫788,890
|
$53.90
THB1,995.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.58
₫648,308
|
$29.17
THB1,079.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.03
₫2,053,832
|
$86.14
THB3,189.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.29
₫2,972,652
|
$63.20
THB2,339.88
|
|
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