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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ba is 21.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 42.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ba is 18.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 37.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.06 FJD 4.64

$2.02 ฿65.3

1.98%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$30.06 FJD 67.8

$18.78 ฿608

60.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.98 FJD 13.49

$7.67 ฿248

-22.03%

Cappuccino

$2.01 FJD 4.54

$1.98 ฿64.2

1.52%

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

$0.98 FJD 2.22

$0.82 ฿26.64

19.51%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.66 FJD 1.49

$0.33 ฿10.58

100.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.07 FJD 6.93

$2.12 ฿68.6

44.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.43 FJD 7.73

$3.73 ฿121

-8.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.3 FJD 2.92

$1.64 ฿53.2

-20.73%

White Bread (500g)

$0.5 FJD 1.13

$1.57 ฿50.9

-68.15%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 FJD 2.61

$1.19 ฿38.62

-2.52%

Eggs

$3.42 FJD 7.71

$1.98 ฿64.1

72.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.42 FJD 21.24

$15.99 ฿517

-41.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.37 FJD 16.63

$3.12 ฿101

136.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.62 FJD 17.19

$11.16 ฿361

-31.72%

Apples (1kg)

$2.53 FJD 5.71

$2.76 ฿89.2

-8.33%

Banana (1kg)

$2.43 FJD 5.49

$1.22 ฿39.5

99.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.54 FJD 8

$1.71 ฿55.4

107.02%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.14 FJD 7.09

$1.55 ฿50.2

102.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 FJD 3.44

$1.34 ฿43.21

14.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 FJD 2.73

$1.21 ฿39.23

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 FJD 2.75

$0.72 ฿23.2

69.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.77 FJD 1.73

$0.53 ฿17.05

45.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.6 FJD 21.65

$4.72 ฿153

103.39%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.13 FJD 18.33

$18.39 ฿595

-55.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.22 FJD 5.01

$1.79 ฿57.9

24.02%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.41 FJD 7.7

$3.21 ฿104

6.23%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 ฿30.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 FJD 1.94

$1.42 ฿46.08

-39.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.06 FJD 20.45

$7.85 ฿254

15.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.37 FJD 3.09

$1.25 ฿40.4

9.60%

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

$24.7K FJD 55.6K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

16.54%

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

$25.3K FJD 57.2K

$21.8K ฿706.8K

16.03%

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

$45.44 FJD 103

$70.6 ฿2,285

-35.65%

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

$13.43 FJD 30.3

$13.72 ฿444

-2.11%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$24.41 FJD 55.1

$17.56 ฿568

39.01%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.64 ฿1,347

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$4.51 FJD 10.16

$5.8 ฿188

-22.24%

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

$223 FJD 503

$308 ฿9,963

-27.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.1K FJD 31.8K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-4.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.32 FJD 57.1

$55.4 ฿1,793

-54.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.68 FJD 62.5

$26.4 ฿854

4.85%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$69.9 FJD 158

$85.1 ฿2,755

-17.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$62.2 FJD 140

$71.8 ฿2,323

-13.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$434 ฿14K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$235 ฿7,610

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 ฿26.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$498 ฿16.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,180 ฿70.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$389 FJD 877

$703 ฿22.8K

-44.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

-20.00%

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

Last update for Ba: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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