Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 12.8% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 18.6% less for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
MYR19.68
|
$1.66
THB60.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
$5.83
THB210.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MYR3.44
|
$0.57
THB20.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
MYR2.14
|
$0.33
THB11.81
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
MYR4.15
|
$1.33
THB48.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
MYR30.12
|
$8.32
THB300.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.41
MYR30.03
|
$5.94
THB214.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR9.24
|
$1.97
THB71.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
MYR9.23
|
$1.11
THB39.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.36
|
$1.13
THB40.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MYR2.90
|
$0.51
THB18.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MYR5.31
|
$0.67
THB24.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MYR3.02
|
$0.64
THB23.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR2.01
|
$0.61
THB22.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MYR1.94
|
$0.51
THB18.51
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.75
|
$4.32
THB155.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.63
MYR49.83
|
$22.19
THB802.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,017.22
MYR159,455.76
|
$20,111.51
THB726,824.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.57
MYR44.85
|
$11.10
THB401.01
|
|
pay 22.9% less for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.19
MYR118.08
|
$18.68
THB674.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.04
MYR2,381.46
|
$391.13
THB14,135.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.27
MYR1,618.48
|
$230.89
THB8,344.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.24
MYR212.05
|
$40.99
THB1,481.42
|
|
pay 77.0% more for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$224.12
MYR1,050.58
|
$439.22
THB15,873.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,851.76
MYR32,117.65
|
$10,832.48
THB391,482.58
|
|
pay 12.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
MYR15.45
|
$2.22
THB80.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
MYR12.93
|
$1.63
THB58.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.83
MYR17.94
|
$3.88
THB140.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.84
MYR205.51
|
$35.76
THB1,292.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
MYR19.93
|
$5.55
THB200.50
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.79
MYR233.39
|
$49.93
THB1,804.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.50
MYR152.34
|
$29.36
THB1,061.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.97
MYR323.30
|
$83.22
THB3,007.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.29
MYR306.04
|
$61.03
THB2,205.54
|
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