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

🙂 Solo nomad: Bucha is 27.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 15.1% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Bucha is 1.6% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 17.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.31 ₴364

$2.03 ฿64.8

309.36%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.03 ₴1,402

$18.59 ฿594

72.30%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.10 ₴267

$7.48 ฿239

-18.45%

Cappuccino

$0.94 ₴41.36

$2.00 ฿63.8

-53.00%

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

$0.58 ₴25.47

$0.85 ฿27.08

-31.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.40 ₴17.31

$0.35 ฿11.24

14.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.93 ₴40.88

$2.21 ฿70.7

-57.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.47 ₴64.6

$3.76 ฿120

-60.90%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.03 ₴45.00

$1.72 ฿54.9

-40.12%

White Bread (500g)

$0.74 ₴32.19

$1.63 ฿52.2

-54.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.36 ₴59.8

$1.16 ฿37.04

17.24%

Eggs

$1.54 ₴67.5

$1.98 ฿63.3

-22.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.76 ₴340

$15.93 ฿509

-51.29%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.48 ₴196

$3.17 ฿101

41.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.73 ₴338

$10.90 ฿349

-29.08%

Apples (1kg)

$0.89 ₴39.00

$2.65 ฿84.6

-66.42%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 ₴64.2

$1.22 ฿39.09

20.49%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.86 ₴81.4

$1.70 ฿54.3

9.41%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.24 ₴98.0

$1.59 ฿50.8

40.88%

Potato (1kg)

$0.58 ₴25.58

$1.32 ฿42.33

-56.06%

Onion (1kg)

$0.55 ₴23.97

$1.17 ฿37.36

-52.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.61 ₴70.4

$0.68 ฿21.67

136.76%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₴23.32

$0.56 ฿17.81

-5.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.56 ₴112

$4.51 ฿144

-43.24%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.18 ₴183

$19.07 ฿610

-78.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.83 ₴36.43

$1.77 ฿56.6

-53.11%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.32 ₴57.9

$3.18 ฿102

-58.49%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 ₴16.34

$0.96 ฿30.78

-61.46%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.90 ฿604

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.02 ₴88.4

$1.36 ฿43.41

48.53%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.37 ₴16.36

$1.35 ฿43.23

-72.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.96 ₴129

$8.03 ฿257

-63.14%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.39 ₴60.8

$1.24 ฿39.74

12.10%

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

$31.7K ₴1.4M

$21.2K ฿676.6K

49.64%

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

$24.9K ₴1.1M

$21.8K ฿695.5K

14.28%

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

$75.6 ₴3,309

$71.2 ฿2,277

6.11%

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

$5.77 ₴253

$14.09 ฿450

-59.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.98 ₴306

$17.47 ฿559

-60.05%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$24.21 ₴1,060

$42.07 ฿1,345

-42.45%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$9.43 ₴413

$6.88 ฿220

37.06%

Cinema Ticket

$4.44 ₴194

$5.94 ฿190

-25.25%

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

$285 ₴12.5K

$307 ฿9,827

-7.17%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,862 ₴344.2K

$14.8K ฿473.0K

-46.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$68.0 ₴2,977

$55.7 ฿1,780

22.15%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.44 ₴632

$26.79 ฿856

-46.10%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$77.6 ₴3,399

$83.2 ฿2,661

-6.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$85.1 ₴3,726

$70.1 ฿2,241

21.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$339 ₴14.8K

$427 ฿13.7K

-20.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$209 ₴9,131

$237 ฿7,580

-12.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$446 ₴19.5K

$802 ฿25.6K

-44.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$319 ₴14.0K

$503 ฿16.1K

-36.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,039 ₴45.5K

$2,061 ฿65.9K

-49.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$771 ₴33.8K

$1,533 ฿49.0K

-49.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$638 ₴27.9K

$654 ฿20.9K

-2.39%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

60.00%

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

Last update for Bucha: March 3, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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