Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Kampong Cham Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Kampong Cham

😐 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 39.2% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 44.7% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 45.4% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 38% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.03 ฿64.2

$2.44 ៛9,832

-16.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.59 ฿588

$24.13 ៛97.1K

-22.96%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.48 ฿237

$7.87 ៛31.7K

-4.96%

Cappuccino

$2.00 ฿63.2

$1.66 ៛6,670

20.48%

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

$0.85 ฿26.81

$0.69 ៛2,794

23.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.13

$0.51 ៛2,065

-31.37%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 ฿70.0

$0.98 ៛3,945

125.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.76 ฿119

$1.90 ៛7,637

97.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 ฿54.4

$1.72 ៛6,930

White Bread (500g)

$1.63 ฿51.7

$1.37 ៛5,514

18.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 ฿36.66

$0.78 ៛3,131

48.72%

Eggs

$1.98 ฿62.6

$1.60 ៛6,449

23.75%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.93 ฿504

$14.45 ៛58.2K

10.24%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.17 ฿100

$3.48 ៛14.0K

-8.91%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.90 ฿345

$8.96 ៛36.1K

21.65%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 ฿83.7

$1.98 ៛7,974

33.84%

Banana (1kg)

$1.22 ฿38.70

$0.79 ៛3,167

54.43%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.70 ฿53.7

$2.96 ៛11.9K

-42.57%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.3

$0.98 ៛3,932

62.24%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 ฿41.90

$1.24 ៛4,986

6.45%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 ฿36.99

$0.94 ៛3,790

24.47%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ฿21.46

$1.34 ៛5,398

-49.25%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿17.64

$0.63 ៛2,524

-11.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.51 ฿143

$1.21 ៛4,886

272.73%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.07 ฿604

$6.63 ៛26.7K

187.63%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿56.0

$0.57 ៛2,278

210.53%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 ฿101

$1.98 ៛7,955

60.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.96 ฿30.47

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.90 ฿598

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.98

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.80

$0.74 ៛2,964

82.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.03 ฿254

$5.13 ៛20.6K

56.53%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ฿39.34

$1.07 ៛4,325

15.89%

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

$21.2K ฿669.8K

$34.4K ៛138.5M

-38.46%

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

$21.8K ฿688.5K

$40.4K ៛162.5M

-46.11%

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

$71.2 ฿2,255

$73.5 ៛296.0K

-3.11%

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

$14.09 ฿446

$6.04 ៛24.3K

133.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.47 ฿553

$19.14 ៛77.1K

-8.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.07 ฿1,332

$10.07 ៛40.6K

317.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.88 ฿218

Cinema Ticket

$5.94 ฿188

$6.48 ៛26.1K

-8.33%

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

$307 ฿9,728

$400 ៛1.6M

-23.07%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿468.2K

$2,526 ៛10.2M

485.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.7 ฿1,762

$10.10 ៛40.7K

451.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.79 ฿848

$18.39 ៛74.0K

45.68%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.2 ฿2,634

$55.7 ៛224.3K

49.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.1 ฿2,219

$36.87 ៛148.4K

90.15%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 ฿13.5K

$404 ៛1.6M

5.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,504

$124 ៛498.2K

91.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$802 ฿25.4K

$548 ៛2.2M

46.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$503 ฿15.9K

$305 ៛1.2M

64.90%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,061 ฿65.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ฿48.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$654 ฿20.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

-72.22%

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

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

Last update for Kampong Cham: February 28, 2026

City Median Internet Speeds Comparison (Updated December 2025)

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