Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Abu Dhabi Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Abu Dhabi

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 43.1% cheaper than Abu Dhabi without rent, and 60.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 44.9% cheaper than Abu Dhabi without rent, and 61.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.97 ฿62.0

$10.74 AED 39.42

-81.66%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.68 ฿587

$68.9 AED 253

-72.88%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.92 ฿249

$9.36 AED 34.33

-15.38%

Cappuccino

$2.02 ฿63.7

$6.00 AED 22.03

-66.33%

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

$0.84 ฿26.45

$1.26 AED 4.64

-33.33%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.07

$0.40 AED 1.47

-12.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 ฿69.9

$10.70 AED 39.28

-79.25%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿113

$10.79 AED 39.60

-66.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿52.4

$1.93 AED 7.07

-13.47%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 ฿51.1

$1.61 AED 5.90

0.62%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.20 ฿37.83

$2.34 AED 8.60

-48.72%

Eggs

$1.93 ฿60.8

$3.74 AED 13.71

-48.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.00 ฿503

$10.88 AED 39.93

47.06%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.16 ฿99.2

$8.57 AED 31.44

-63.13%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.93 ฿344

$11.52 AED 42.29

-5.12%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 ฿83.8

$2.42 AED 8.87

10.33%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 ฿36.99

$1.81 AED 6.65

-34.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 ฿51.5

$1.88 AED 6.91

-12.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿49.83

$1.50 AED 5.52

6.00%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 ฿41.64

$1.13 AED 4.15

16.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 ฿37.49

$1.44 AED 5.30

-17.36%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ฿22.20

$1.84 AED 6.76

-61.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿17.75

$0.60 AED 2.20

-6.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.64 ฿146

$6.25 AED 22.94

-25.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.96 ฿596

$13.73 AED 50.4

38.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.7

$2.36 AED 8.66

-25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ฿101

$2.22 AED 8.16

44.14%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.32

$0.71 AED 2.59

26.76%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

$25.37 AED 93.1

-24.16%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.78

$3.30 AED 12.10

-58.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.37

$0.57 AED 2.08

136.84%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.15 ฿256

$8.07 AED 29.61

0.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ฿38.43

$0.82 AED 3.00

48.78%

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

$21.4K ฿671.8K

$44.8K AED 164.5K

-52.34%

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

$21.7K ฿683.8K

$21.8K AED 80.1K

-0.39%

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

$70.3 ฿2,210

$141 AED 516

-49.98%

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

$13.91 ฿437

$50.7 AED 186

-72.57%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.00 ฿566

$101 AED 372

-82.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.78 ฿1,314

$65.9 AED 242

-36.59%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.80 ฿214

$35.00 AED 128

-80.57%

Cinema Ticket

$5.72 ฿180

$13.72 AED 50.3

-58.31%

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

$308 ฿9,693

$625 AED 2,293

-50.66%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.7K

$12.5K AED 45.8K

18.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.9 ฿1,756

$57.6 AED 211

-3.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.71 ฿840

$56.2 AED 206

-52.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.5 ฿2,658

$91.5 AED 336

-7.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.8 ฿2,227

$88.9 AED 326

-20.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$431 ฿13.5K

$1,449 AED 5,316

-70.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,439

$1,086 AED 3,987

-78.22%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$811 ฿25.5K

$3,032 AED 11.1K

-73.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$501 ฿15.7K

$2,269 AED 8,328

-77.94%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,202 ฿69.2K

$5,002 AED 18.4K

-55.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,600 ฿50.3K

$2,946 AED 10.8K

-45.68%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$684 ฿21.5K

$2,774 AED 10.2K

-75.32%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.19

-3.66%

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

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

Last update for Abu Dhabi: January 11, 2026

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