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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 31% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 30.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 37.4% cheaper than Fukushima without rent, and 29.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.02 ฿65.3

$7.11 ¥1,021

-71.59%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.78 ฿608

$37.46 ¥5,381

-49.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.67 ฿248

$7.05 ¥1,012

8.79%

Cappuccino

$1.98 ฿64.2

$3.75 ¥539

-47.20%

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

$0.82 ฿26.64

$0.88 ¥126

-6.82%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ฿10.58

$0.86 ¥124

-61.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

$2.58 ¥370

-17.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

$3.1 ¥445

20.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 ฿53.2

$1.52 ¥218

7.89%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 ฿50.9

$1.58 ¥227

-0.63%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 ฿38.62

$4.75 ¥682

-74.95%

Eggs

$1.98 ฿64.1

$2.21 ¥317

-10.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.99 ฿517

$10.21 ¥1,467

56.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.12 ฿101

$6.53 ¥939

-52.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

$15.51 ¥2,228

-28.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.76 ฿89.2

$5.38 ¥773

-48.70%

Banana (1kg)

$1.22 ฿39.5

$2.63 ¥378

-53.61%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ฿55.4

$3.91 ¥561

-56.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿50.2

$6.02 ¥864

-74.25%

Potato (1kg)

$1.34 ฿43.21

$3.08 ¥442

-56.49%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ฿39.23

$2.68 ¥386

-54.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.72 ฿23.2

$1.39 ¥199

-48.20%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ฿17.05

$0.9 ¥129

-41.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.72 ฿153

$4.21 ¥605

12.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.39 ฿595

$6.15 ¥884

199.02%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.9

$1.9 ¥273

-5.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿104

$2.2 ¥316

45.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 ฿30.44

$1.61 ¥231

-41.61%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

$54.9 ¥7,885

-65.57%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ฿46.08

$3.5 ¥502

-59.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

$2.88 ¥414

-53.13%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 ฿254

$20.86 ¥2,996

-62.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿40.4

$1.23 ¥176

1.63%

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

$21.2K ฿684.9K

$23.5K ¥3.4M

-9.88%

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

$21.8K ฿706.8K

$17.3K ¥2.5M

26.36%

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

$70.6 ฿2,285

$142 ¥20.4K

-50.37%

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

$13.72 ฿444

$26.95 ¥3,872

-49.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.56 ฿568

$33.77 ¥4,851

-48.00%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.64 ฿1,347

$55.5 ¥7,968

-24.92%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

$14.12 ¥2,029

-51.13%

Cinema Ticket

$5.8 ฿188

$12.24 ¥1,758

-52.61%

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

$308 ฿9,963

$281 ¥40.4K

9.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿475.8K

$13.4K ¥1.9M

10.02%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.4 ฿1,793

$43.94 ¥6,313

26.08%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.4 ฿854

$29.13 ¥4,184

-9.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.1 ฿2,755

$59.3 ¥8,522

43.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.8 ฿2,323

$93.3 ¥13.4K

-23.03%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$434 ฿14K

$468 ¥67.3K

-7.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$235 ฿7,610

$329 ¥47.3K

-28.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 ฿26.6K

$876 ¥125.9K

-6.29%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$498 ฿16.1K

$657 ¥94.3K

-24.13%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,180 ฿70.6K

$2,977 ¥427.7K

-26.77%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

$1,947 ¥279.7K

-20.76%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$703 ฿22.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

1.78

180.90%

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

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

Last update for Fukushima: October 29, 2025

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