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 43.8% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 49.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 38.4% more expensive than Kampong Cham without rent, and 39.6% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.01 ฿64.4

$2.53 ៛10.2K

-20.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.23 ฿583

$23.65 ៛95.1K

-22.92%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.65 ฿244

$8.02 ៛32.2K

-4.61%

Cappuccino

$1.92 ฿61.3

$1.65 ៛6,621

16.36%

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

$0.84 ฿26.90

$0.68 ៛2,742

23.53%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 ฿11.39

$0.50 ៛2,010

-28.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.19 ฿70.0

$1.01 ៛4,071

116.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

$1.91 ៛7,659

98.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 ฿52.4

$1.73 ៛6,943

-5.20%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 ฿51.8

$1.36 ៛5,462

19.12%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.15 ฿36.88

$0.72 ៛2,905

59.72%

Eggs

$1.94 ฿62.0

$1.63 ៛6,540

19.02%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.94 ฿510

$14.50 ៛58.3K

9.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.10 ฿99.2

$3.64 ៛14.6K

-14.84%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.07 ฿354

$9.19 ៛36.9K

20.46%

Apples (1kg)

$2.71 ฿86.5

$2.03 ៛8,163

33.50%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 ฿37.69

$0.72 ៛2,898

63.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ฿54.5

$3.03 ៛12.2K

-43.56%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.61 ฿51.3

$0.99 ៛3,962

62.63%

Potato (1kg)

$1.39 ฿44.53

$1.28 ៛5,132

8.59%

Onion (1kg)

$1.15 ฿36.70

$0.90 ៛3,600

27.78%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ฿22.76

$1.30 ៛5,218

-45.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 ฿17.60

$0.58 ៛2,334

-5.17%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.57 ฿146

$1.28 ៛5,134

257.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.87 ฿603

$7.30 ៛29.3K

158.49%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.2

$0.56 ៛2,255

225.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿103

$2.08 ៛8,341

54.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 ฿28.16

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.89 ฿604

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.41 ฿45.17

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.30 ฿41.59

$0.78 ៛3,121

66.67%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.20 ฿262

$5.15 ៛20.7K

59.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ฿39.18

$1.11 ៛4,464

10.81%

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

$21.2K ฿677.0K

$35.5K ៛142.8M

-40.41%

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

$22.3K ฿713.3K

$40.2K ៛161.4M

-44.44%

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

$69.9 ฿2,234

$74.7 ៛300.3K

-6.50%

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

$14.07 ฿450

$6.14 ៛24.7K

129.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.70 ฿566

$19.69 ៛79.1K

-10.11%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.41 ฿1,324

$10.19 ៛41.0K

306.38%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.69 ฿214

Cinema Ticket

$5.74 ฿184

$6.58 ៛26.4K

-12.77%

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

$299 ฿9,566

$394 ៛1.6M

-24.10%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$15.0K ฿479.8K

$2,494 ៛10.0M

501.81%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.8 ฿1,753

$10.01 ៛40.2K

447.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.35 ฿842

$18.08 ៛72.7K

45.74%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.7 ฿2,706

$54.7 ៛219.7K

54.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.7 ฿2,229

$35.66 ៛143.3K

95.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 ฿13.6K

$399 ៛1.6M

7.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$241 ฿7,697

$126 ៛505.0K

91.57%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$811 ฿25.9K

$554 ៛2.2M

46.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$498 ฿15.9K

$296 ៛1.2M

68.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,022 ฿64.7K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,524 ฿48.7K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$639 ฿20.4K

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Kampong Cham: April 13, 2026

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