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

😐 Solo nomad: Boston is 71.2% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 175.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Boston is 94.4% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 151.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$26.98 £20.23

$2.03 ฿64.2

1229.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$80.5 £60.4

$18.59 ฿588

333.14%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.76 £8.07

$7.48 ฿237

43.85%

Cappuccino

$4.61 £3.46

$2.00 ฿63.2

130.50%

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

$1.97 £1.48

$0.85 ฿26.81

131.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.65 £1.23

$0.35 ฿11.13

371.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.31 £3.99

$2.21 ฿70.0

140.27%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.33 £4.00

$3.76 ฿119

41.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.16 £0.87

$1.72 ฿54.4

-32.56%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 £0.45

$1.63 ฿51.7

-63.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.60 £1.20

$1.16 ฿36.66

37.93%

Eggs

$4.40 £3.30

$1.98 ฿62.6

122.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.35 £7.76

$15.93 ฿504

-35.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.71 £5.78

$3.17 ฿100

143.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$17.26 £12.95

$10.90 ฿345

58.35%

Apples (1kg)

$3.47 £2.60

$2.65 ฿83.7

30.94%

Banana (1kg)

$2.03 £1.52

$1.22 ฿38.70

66.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.40 £2.55

$1.70 ฿53.7

100.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.64 £1.98

$1.59 ฿50.3

66.04%

Potato (1kg)

$0.92 £0.69

$1.32 ฿41.90

-30.30%

Onion (1kg)

$1.75 £1.31

$1.17 ฿36.99

49.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.31 £0.98

$0.68 ฿21.46

92.65%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 £1.30

$0.56 ฿17.64

208.93%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$16.62 £12.47

$4.51 ฿143

268.51%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.75 £6.56

$19.07 ฿604

-54.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.48 £2.61

$1.77 ฿56.0

96.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 £2.09

$3.18 ฿101

-12.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.35 £2.51

$0.96 ฿30.47

248.96%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$90.3 £67.7

$18.90 ฿598

377.78%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.51 £3.38

$1.36 ฿42.98

231.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.39 £1.04

$1.35 ฿42.80

2.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$23.44 £17.58

$8.03 ฿254

191.91%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.98 £1.49

$1.24 ฿39.34

59.68%

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

$38.3K £28.7K

$21.2K ฿669.8K

80.96%

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

$41.4K £31.1K

$21.8K ฿688.5K

90.40%

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

$399 £300

$71.2 ฿2,255

460.67%

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

$17.61 £13.21

$14.09 ฿446

24.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$35.24 £26.43

$17.47 ฿553

101.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$45.58 £34.18

$42.07 ฿1,332

8.34%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.88 ฿218

Cinema Ticket

$10.38 £7.79

$5.94 ฿188

74.75%

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

$1,783 £1,337

$307 ฿9,728

479.93%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$18.5K £13.9K

$14.8K ฿468.2K

25.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.6 £40.98

$55.7 ฿1,762

-1.85%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$54.9 £41.17

$26.79 ฿848

104.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$70.8 £53.1

$83.2 ฿2,634

-14.96%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$60.9 £45.70

$70.1 ฿2,219

-13.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,236 £927

$427 ฿13.5K

189.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,009 £757

$237 ฿7,504

325.61%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 £1,547

$802 ฿25.4K

157.35%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,729 £1,297

$503 ฿15.9K

243.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,738 £4,304

$2,061 ฿65.2K

178.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ฿48.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$2,623 £1,968

$654 ฿20.7K

301.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.9

18.00%

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

Last update for Boston: March 3, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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