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

🙂 Solo nomad: Banga is 32% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 46.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Banga is 40% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 43.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.71 ₹403

$2.02 ฿65.3

133.17%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.98 ₹1,709

$18.78 ฿608

6.39%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.14 ₹354

$7.67 ฿248

-46.02%

Cappuccino

$2.12 ₹181

$1.98 ฿64.2

7.07%

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

$0.44 ₹37.87

$0.82 ฿26.64

-46.34%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹13.14

$0.33 ฿10.58

-54.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.04 ₹174

$2.12 ฿68.6

-3.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.45 ₹295

$3.73 ฿121

-7.51%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 ₹67.1

$1.64 ฿53.2

-52.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 ₹50.7

$1.57 ฿50.9

-62.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.85 ₹73

$1.19 ฿38.62

-28.57%

Eggs

$1.18 ₹101

$1.98 ฿64.1

-40.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.54 ₹389

$15.99 ฿517

-71.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.4 ₹291

$3.12 ฿101

8.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2.01 ₹172

$2.76 ฿89.2

-27.17%

Banana (1kg)

$0.79 ₹67.7

$1.22 ฿39.5

-35.25%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 ₹84.9

$1.71 ฿55.4

-42.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.59 ₹50.7

$1.55 ฿50.2

-61.94%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 ₹35.28

$1.34 ฿43.21

-69.40%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 ₹43.43

$1.21 ฿39.23

-57.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ₹47.96

$0.72 ฿23.2

-22.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹28.5

$0.53 ฿17.05

-37.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.13 ₹353

$4.72 ฿153

-12.50%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.16 ₹869

$18.39 ฿595

-44.75%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 ₹159

$1.79 ฿57.9

3.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 ₹234

$3.21 ฿104

-14.64%

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

$5.49 ₹469

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.69

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.83 ₹755

$18.9 ฿612

-53.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.6 ₹51.2

$1.42 ฿46.08

-57.75%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 ₹23.91

$1.35 ฿43.53

-79.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.27 ₹108

$7.85 ฿254

-83.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₹96.3

$1.25 ฿40.4

-9.60%

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

$17.4K ₹1.5M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-17.59%

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

$23.7K ₹2M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

8.49%

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

$67.7 ₹5,790

$70.6 ฿2,285

-4.14%

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

$4.17 ₹357

$13.72 ฿444

-69.61%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.09 ₹692

$17.56 ฿568

-53.93%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$15.68 ₹1,341

$41.64 ฿1,347

-62.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ₹590

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$4.61 ₹394

$5.8 ฿188

-20.52%

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

$78.2 ₹6,688

$308 ฿9,963

-74.60%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,064 ₹176.5K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-85.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.96 ₹2,391

$55.4 ฿1,793

-49.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.38 ₹2,684

$26.4 ฿854

18.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.61 ₹4,158

$85.1 ฿2,755

-42.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.48 ₹3,035

$71.8 ฿2,323

-50.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$124 ₹10.6K

$434 ฿14K

-71.42%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.4 ₹6,615

$235 ฿7,610

-67.11%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$277 ₹23.7K

$821 ฿26.6K

-66.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$180 ₹15.4K

$498 ฿16.1K

-63.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,050 ₹89.8K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-51.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$637 ₹54.5K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-58.72%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$338 ₹28.9K

$703 ฿22.8K

-52.02%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

80.00%

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

Last update for Banga: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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