Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 3.2% more expensive than Thailand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.0% less in Chiang Mai
- Groceries
-
pay 6.4% less in Chiang Mai
- Transportation
-
pay 5.0% less in Chiang Mai
- Housing
-
pay 0.3% less in Chiang Mai
- Childcare
-
pay 31.4% more in Chiang Mai
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1% less in Chiang Mai
- Clothing
-
pay 11.0% more in Chiang Mai
The cost of childcare and clothing in Chiang Mai are more expensive than in Thailand. Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB78.88
|
$1.75
THB59.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB203.53
|
$7.28
THB246.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB23.82
|
$0.65
THB22.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB12.83
|
$0.33
THB11.22
|
|
pay 6.4% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB47.30
|
$1.47
THB49.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB275.95
|
$7.16
THB242.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB225.99
|
$5.98
THB202.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB69.18
|
$2.02
THB68.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB43.62
|
$1.25
THB42.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB41.61
|
$1.19
THB40.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.60
|
$0.52
THB17.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB27.56
|
$0.57
THB19.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.26
|
$0.68
THB23.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB23.40
|
$0.60
THB20.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.11
|
$0.51
THB17.31
|
|
pay 5.0% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB151.03
|
$4.46
THB150.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB859.84
|
$23.30
THB787.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,060,302.17
|
$21,118.56
THB713,975.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB326.78
|
$11.72
THB396.38
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Thailand
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB579.28
|
$18.20
THB615.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,158.74
|
$388.93
THB13,149.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,614.72
|
$233.89
THB7,907.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,865.32
|
$49.06
THB1,658.70
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
Thailand
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,550.78
|
$461.21
THB15,592.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB349,715.79
|
$13,232.91
THB447,377.91
|
|
pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB74.37
|
$2.26
THB76.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB64.22
|
$1.79
THB60.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB130.07
|
$4.37
THB147.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,649.54
|
$34.96
THB1,182.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB183.27
|
$5.83
THB196.96
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,305.59
|
$55.83
THB1,887.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB992.62
|
$30.29
THB1,024.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,798.68
|
$81.56
THB2,757.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,216.27
|
$64.08
THB2,166.55
|
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