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Chiang Mai vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 54.6% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 30.1% more in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 68.9% more in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.5% more in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 8.8% more in Chiang Mai

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, and groceries in Chiang Mai are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Hanoi, you would:

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.89 ₫49,934	$2.02 THB64.12	+6.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.32 ₫113,850	$8.05 THB255.99	+86.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₫12,484	$0.79 THB25.23	+67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 ₫6,483	$0.34 THB10.80	+38.1%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 30.1% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 ₫23,872	$1.58 THB50.31	+74.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 ₫130,628	$8.36 THB266.13	+68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.27 ₫139,054	$6.70 THB213.16	+27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 ₫39,740	$2.07 THB65.77	+37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 ₫41,885	$1.36 THB43.31	-14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 ₫37,840	$1.33 THB42.38	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₫12,396	$0.53 THB16.74	+11.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 ₫17,423	$0.79 THB25.22	+19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,178	$0.74 THB23.68	+48.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ₫11,648	$0.64 THB20.47	+45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ₫12,155	$0.55 THB17.42	+18.7%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 68.9% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.20 ₫84,485	$4.83 THB153.69	+50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.58 ₫199,737	$19.14 THB609.04	+152.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,880.00 ₫998,682,893	$22,478.88 THB715,197.55	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.61 ₫147,805	$11.94 THB379.79	+112.9%
Average			+68.9%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Hanoi	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.67 ₫228,698	$19.34 THB615.25	+122.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$348.52 ₫9,188,554	$440.41 THB14,012.16	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$258.44 ₫6,813,720	$249.32 THB7,932.45	-3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.25 ₫1,482,868	$51.23 THB1,630.04	-8.9%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Hanoi	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.49 ₫6,103,062	$644.65 THB20,510.55	+178.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,784.89 ₫310,701,344	$15,231.38 THB484,607.99	+29.2%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 86.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₫24,967	$2.25 THB71.52	+137.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 ₫47,250	$1.90 THB60.60	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.33 ₫34,954	$4.34 THB138.11	+227.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.93 ₫736,415	$35.28 THB1,122.37	+26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.79 ₫99,868	$5.12 THB162.77	+35.1%
Average			+86.5%

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pay 8.8% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.82 ₫1,102,467	$62.01 THB1,972.96	+48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.94 ₫604,758	$19.90 THB632.99	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.52 ₫2,281,051	$93.02 THB2,959.44	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.39 ₫1,908,594	$67.18 THB2,137.37	-7.2%
Average			+8.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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