Cost of Living Comparison Between Ambala and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Ambala and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Ambala is 41.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 52.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ambala is 51.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 53.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.95 ₹252

$2.02 ฿65.3

46.04%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.5 ₹984

$18.78 ฿608

-38.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.16 ₹270

$7.67 ฿248

-58.80%

Cappuccino

$1.78 ₹153

$1.98 ฿64.2

-10.10%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.49 ₹41.52

$0.82 ฿26.64

-40.24%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.21

$0.33 ฿10.58

-48.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 ₹152

$2.12 ฿68.6

-16.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.57 ₹305

$3.73 ฿121

-4.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 ₹54.9

$1.64 ฿53.2

-60.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ₹39.83

$1.57 ฿50.9

-70.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.52 ₹44.28

$1.19 ฿38.62

-56.30%

Eggs

$1.01 ₹86.4

$1.98 ฿64.1

-48.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.68 ₹229

$15.99 ฿517

-83.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.28 ₹281

$3.12 ฿101

5.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.8 ₹154

$2.76 ฿89.2

-34.78%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70

$1.22 ฿39.5

-32.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.68 ₹58.4

$1.71 ฿55.4

-60.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ₹40.94

$1.55 ฿50.2

-69.03%

Potato (1kg)

$0.34 ₹29.03

$1.34 ฿43.21

-74.63%

Onion (1kg)

$0.37 ₹31.38

$1.21 ฿39.23

-69.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 ₹27.65

$0.72 ฿23.2

-55.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹29.38

$0.53 ฿17.05

-35.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 ₹341

$4.72 ฿153

-15.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.02 ₹857

$18.39 ฿595

-45.51%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.08 ₹178

$1.79 ฿57.9

16.20%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.75 ₹321

$3.21 ฿104

16.82%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.6 ₹479

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.3 ₹25.96

$0.94 ฿30.44

-68.09%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.55 ₹731

$18.9 ฿612

-54.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.61 ₹52

$1.42 ฿46.08

-57.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.27 ₹23.35

$1.35 ฿43.53

-80.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ₹127

$7.85 ฿254

-81.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.2 ₹102

$1.25 ฿40.4

-4.00%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$9,185 ₹785.6K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-56.60%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$21.5K ₹1.8M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-1.37%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$52 ₹4,448

$70.6 ฿2,285

-26.34%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$3.59 ₹307

$13.72 ฿444

-73.83%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.06 ₹689

$17.56 ฿568

-54.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$16.27 ₹1,391

$41.64 ฿1,347

-60.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.05 ₹603

$6.9 ฿223

2.17%

Cinema Ticket

$2.84 ₹243

$5.8 ฿188

-51.03%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$57.4 ₹4,910

$308 ฿9,963

-81.35%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,737 ₹148.5K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-88.19%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.36 ₹2,255

$55.4 ฿1,793

-52.42%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.22 ₹2,328

$26.4 ฿854

3.11%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$46.2 ₹3,952

$85.1 ฿2,755

-45.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.91 ₹2,643

$71.8 ฿2,323

-56.94%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$125 ₹10.7K

$434 ฿14K

-71.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.3 ₹6,612

$235 ฿7,610

-67.13%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$278 ₹23.8K

$821 ฿26.6K

-66.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₹15.4K

$498 ฿16.1K

-63.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$912 ₹78K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-58.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$546 ₹46.7K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-64.60%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$340 ₹29K

$703 ฿22.8K

-51.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.5

50.00%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ambala: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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