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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 17.4% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 20.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 18.6% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.02 ฿65.3

$3.07 ฿99.3

-34.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.59 ฿602

$30.9 ฿1,000

-39.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.56 ฿245

$5.99 ฿194

26.21%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ฿65

$2.56 ฿82.7

-21.48%

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

$0.85 ฿27.43

$0.73 ฿23.54

16.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.33

$0.29 ฿9.45

20.69%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.2 ฿71.3

$2.53 ฿81.8

-13.04%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.8 ฿123

$4.05 ฿131

-6.17%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿54

$1.78 ฿57.7

-6.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 ฿52.1

$1.35 ฿43.54

19.26%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 ฿38.48

$1.47 ฿47.49

-19.05%

Eggs

$2.01 ฿65.1

$2.24 ฿72.3

-10.27%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.17 ฿523

$18.67 ฿604

-13.39%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.1 ฿100

$2.95 ฿95.5

5.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.14 ฿360

$9.56 ฿309

16.53%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 ฿85

$3.52 ฿114

-25.28%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 ฿39.69

$1.78 ฿57.7

-30.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ฿55.4

$2.27 ฿73.3

-24.67%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 ฿51.7

$1.92 ฿62.2

-16.67%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 ฿43.19

$1.6 ฿51.7

-16.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ฿39.27

$1.48 ฿47.99

-18.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ฿21.62

$1.35 ฿43.66

-50.37%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿18.13

$0.53 ฿17.23

5.66%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.54 ฿147

$4.29 ฿139

5.83%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.69 ฿605

$16.87 ฿546

10.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿58.1

$1.86 ฿60.2

-3.76%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 ฿103

$3.34 ฿108

-4.79%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 ฿30.4

$1.25 ฿40.4

-24.80%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.7 ฿605

$37.05 ฿1,199

-49.53%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿44.04

$1.1 ฿35.65

23.64%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.3 ฿41.95

$1.16 ฿37.53

12.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.98 ฿258

$6.22 ฿201

28.30%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ฿40.24

$1.19 ฿38.67

4.20%

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

$21.6K ฿699.8K

$36.8K ฿1.2M

-41.20%

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

$22.4K ฿726K

$28.4K ฿919.9K

-21.08%

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

$71 ฿2,297

$88.9 ฿2,878

-20.19%

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

$13.95 ฿452

$12.98 ฿420

7.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.69 ฿572

$17.35 ฿562

1.96%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.95 ฿1,325

$53.1 ฿1,718

-22.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.86 ฿222

$10.57 ฿342

-35.10%

Cinema Ticket

$6.01 ฿195

$7.64 ฿247

-21.34%

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

$307 ฿9,938

$591 ฿19.1K

-48.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿476.2K

$13.1K ฿424.3K

12.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.7 ฿1,768

$57 ฿1,846

-4.17%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.58 ฿860

$39.06 ฿1,264

-31.95%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.2 ฿2,790

$104 ฿3,372

-17.27%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.9 ฿2,327

$95.2 ฿3,081

-24.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$424 ฿13.7K

$678 ฿21.9K

-37.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,656

$325 ฿10.5K

-27.10%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 ฿26.8K

$1,858 ฿60.1K

-55.48%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$514 ฿16.6K

$824 ฿26.7K

-37.67%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,088 ฿67.6K

$5,882 ฿190.3K

-64.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,139 ฿36.9K

$2,834 ฿91.7K

-59.79%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$772 ฿25K

$843 ฿27.3K

-8.45%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

-14.38%

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

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