Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Cape Coast and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Cape Coast is 22.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 11.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cape Coast is 10.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.45 GHS 45.49
$2.02 ฿65.3
120.30%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$47.16 GHS 482
$18.78 ฿608
151.12%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.56 GHS 77.2
$7.67 ฿248
-1.43%
Cappuccino
$3.42 GHS 34.92
$1.98 ฿64.2
72.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 GHS 10.17
$0.82 ฿26.64
20.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.35 GHS 3.55
$0.33 ฿10.58
6.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.56 GHS 15.94
$2.12 ฿68.6
-26.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.59 GHS 26.42
$3.73 ฿121
-30.56%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$3.51 GHS 35.82
$1.64 ฿53.2
114.02%
White Bread (500g)
$1.5 GHS 15.33
$1.57 ฿50.9
-4.46%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.35 GHS 24.05
$1.19 ฿38.62
97.48%
Eggs
$2.38 GHS 24.36
$1.98 ฿64.1
20.20%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.98 GHS 112
$15.99 ฿517
-31.33%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.62 GHS 47.19
$3.12 ฿101
48.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.02 GHS 61.5
$11.16 ฿361
-46.06%
Apples (1kg)
$2.93 GHS 29.94
$2.76 ฿89.2
6.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.45 GHS 14.8
$1.22 ฿39.5
18.85%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.63 GHS 16.65
$1.71 ฿55.4
-4.68%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.09 GHS 31.56
$1.55 ฿50.2
99.35%
Potato (1kg)
$3.09 GHS 31.63
$1.34 ฿43.21
130.60%
Onion (1kg)
$2.36 GHS 24.13
$1.21 ฿39.23
95.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.8 GHS 8.17
$0.72 ฿23.2
11.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 GHS 5.24
$0.53 ฿17.05
-3.77%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.64 GHS 16.81
$4.72 ฿153
-65.25%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.91 GHS 60.4
$18.39 ฿595
-67.86%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.16 GHS 11.84
$1.79 ฿57.9
-35.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 GHS 19.83
$3.21 ฿104
-39.56%
🚌 Getting Around
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.94 ฿30.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.56 GHS 15.99
$1.42 ฿46.08
9.86%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.21 GHS 12.38
$1.35 ฿43.53
-10.37%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.65 GHS 57.7
$7.85 ฿254
-28.03%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.12 GHS 11.47
$1.25 ฿40.4
-10.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$8,049 GHS 82.3K
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-61.97%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$9,635 GHS 98.5K
$21.8K ฿706.8K
-55.89%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$56 GHS 573
$70.6 ฿2,285
-20.63%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.08 GHS 134
$13.72 ฿444
-4.66%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.88 GHS 387
$17.56 ฿568
115.72%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$41.64 ฿1,347
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.9 ฿223
-
Cinema Ticket
$9.86 GHS 101
$5.8 ฿188
70.00%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$72.4 GHS 740
$308 ฿9,963
-76.48%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,112 GHS 82.9K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-44.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$14.7 GHS 150
$55.4 ฿1,793
-73.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.54 GHS 190
$26.4 ฿854
-29.77%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$28.69 GHS 293
$85.1 ฿2,755
-66.30%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$41.21 GHS 421
$71.8 ฿2,323
-42.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$712 GHS 7,272
$434 ฿14K
63.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$257 GHS 2,629
$235 ฿7,610
9.37%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,428 GHS 14.6K
$821 ฿26.6K
73.89%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$548 GHS 5,597
$498 ฿16.1K
9.92%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cape Coast
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$703 ฿22.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
25.4
5
408.00%

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Last update for Cape Coast: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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