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

🙂 Solo nomad: Battambang is 29.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 25.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Battambang is 15.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 23.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.46 ៛9,910
$2.03 ฿64.6
21.18%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.13 ៛72.9K
$18.59 ฿593
-2.47%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.83 ៛23.5K
$7.48 ฿238
-22.06%
Cappuccino
$1.54 ៛6,204
$2.00 ฿63.7
-23.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.63 ៛2,548
$0.85 ฿27.01
-25.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 ៛1,955
$0.35 ฿11.21
40.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.72 ៛2,902
$2.21 ฿70.5
-67.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.53 ៛6,167
$3.76 ฿120
-59.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.14 ៛8,626
$1.72 ฿54.8
24.42%
White Bread (500g)
$1.53 ៛6,149
$1.63 ฿52.1
-6.13%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.96 ៛3,880
$1.16 ฿36.93
-17.24%
Eggs
$1.80 ៛7,253
$1.98 ฿63.1
-9.09%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.03 ៛52.4K
$15.93 ฿508
-18.20%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.06 ៛16.3K
$3.17 ฿101
28.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.16 ៛40.9K
$10.90 ฿348
-6.79%
Apples (1kg)
$2.56 ៛10.3K
$2.65 ฿84.3
-3.40%
Banana (1kg)
$1.53 ៛6,152
$1.22 ฿38.98
25.41%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.25 ៛9,040
$1.70 ฿54.1
32.35%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.47 ៛5,928
$1.59 ฿50.7
-7.55%
Potato (1kg)
$1.47 ៛5,917
$1.32 ฿42.21
11.36%
Onion (1kg)
$1.19 ៛4,789
$1.17 ฿37.25
1.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 ៛5,583
$0.68 ฿21.61
104.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ៛2,059
$0.56 ฿17.76
-8.93%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.98 ៛7,949
$4.51 ฿144
-56.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.91 ៛47.9K
$19.07 ฿608
-37.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 ៛3,549
$1.77 ฿56.4
-50.28%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.02 ៛4,107
$3.18 ฿101
-67.92%
🚌 Getting Around
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.96 ฿30.70
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.90 ฿602
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.98 ៛3,945
$1.36 ฿43.29
-27.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.97 ៛3,920
$1.35 ฿43.11
-28.15%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.09 ៛16.5K
$8.03 ฿256
-49.07%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 ៛4,724
$1.24 ฿39.62
-5.65%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$49.6K ៛199.6M
$21.2K ฿674.7K
134.41%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.3K ៛150.1M
$21.8K ฿693.5K
71.51%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$53.2 ៛213.8K
$71.2 ฿2,271
-25.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$1.46 ៛5,861
$14.09 ฿449
-89.64%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.25 ៛93.5K
$17.47 ฿557
33.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$22.18 ៛89.2K
$42.07 ฿1,341
-47.28%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.88 ฿219
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.48 ៛18.0K
$5.94 ฿189
-24.58%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$91.3 ៛367.2K
$307 ฿9,799
-70.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,946 ៛15.9M
$14.8K ฿471.6K
-73.32%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$19.84 ៛79.8K
$55.7 ฿1,775
-64.36%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$22.44 ៛90.3K
$26.79 ฿854
-16.24%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$44.61 ៛179.5K
$83.2 ฿2,653
-46.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.17 ៛165.6K
$70.1 ฿2,235
-41.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$249 ៛1.0M
$427 ฿13.6K
-41.71%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$173 ៛696.5K
$237 ฿7,559
-26.98%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$474 ៛1.9M
$802 ฿25.6K
-40.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$349 ៛1.4M
$503 ฿16.0K
-30.69%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,061 ฿65.7K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,533 ฿48.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Battambang
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$201 ៛808.7K
$654 ฿20.8K
-69.25%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8
5
60.00%

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

Last update for Battambang: March 2, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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