Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 24.9% cheaper than Geelong.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Geelong, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
Geelong
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.68
A$16.14
|
$1.48
THB53.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.67
A$13.11
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
A$4.24
|
$0.53
THB19.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
A$3.73
|
$0.30
THB10.95
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Geelong
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
A$2.84
|
$1.38
THB50.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.48
A$5.27
|
$9.14
THB334.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.64
A$7.01
|
$6.86
THB250.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
A$5.69
|
$1.75
THB63.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
A$5.81
|
$0.93
THB33.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
A$2.01
|
$1.10
THB40.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.45
|
$0.59
THB21.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
A$1.53
|
$0.62
THB22.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
A$3.09
|
$0.73
THB26.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
A$1.49
|
$0.59
THB21.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
A$1.32
|
$0.49
THB17.75
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Geelong
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.71
A$7.12
|
$4.69
THB171.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.38
A$80.70
|
$23.63
THB863.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,010.53
A$21,183.22
|
$22,150.94
THB809,719.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.21
A$18.46
|
$11.96
THB437.25
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
Geelong
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
A$71.86
|
$20.06
THB733.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.92
A$2,096.95
|
$350.48
THB12,811.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.56
A$1,479.53
|
$232.34
THB8,493.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$95.32
A$144.13
|
$43.58
THB1,593.18
|
|
pay 39.7% more for childcare
Geelong
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,319.72
A$1,995.35
|
$467.63
THB17,094.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,390.04
A$5,125.58
|
$8,269.69
THB302,295.24
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Geelong
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.34
A$8.07
|
$2.07
THB75.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.34
A$5.04
|
$1.60
THB58.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.31
|
$4.13
THB151.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.70
A$63.05
|
$38.00
THB1,389.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.01
A$12.11
|
$5.91
THB215.93
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
Geelong
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.37
A$65.57
|
$53.90
THB1,970.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.05
A$90.79
|
$29.17
THB1,066.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.84
A$117.69
|
$86.14
THB3,148.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.08
A$151.32
|
$63.20
THB2,310.40
|
|
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