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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 0.7% cheaper than Kampong Thom without rent, and 42.5% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 0.6% cheaper than Kampong Thom without rent, and 38.5% more expensive with rent.
Currency
ðŸ― Eating Out
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.02 āļŋ65.3
$5.13 ៛20.5K
-60.62%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.78 āļŋ608
$30.51 ៛122K
-38.45%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.67 āļŋ248
$6.96 ៛27.8K
10.20%
Cappuccino
$1.98 āļŋ64.2
$2.65 ៛10.6K
-25.28%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.82 āļŋ26.64
$1.02 ៛4,096
-19.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.33 āļŋ10.58
$0.99 ៛3,980
-66.67%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.12 āļŋ68.6
$1.54 ៛6,153
37.66%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.73 āļŋ121
$2.52 ៛10.1K
48.02%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.64 āļŋ53.2
$2.08 ៛8,321
-21.15%
White Bread (500g)
$1.57 āļŋ50.9
$1.52 ៛6,072
3.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.19 āļŋ38.62
$1.02 ៛4,099
16.67%
Eggs
$1.98 āļŋ64.1
$1.8 ៛7,206
10.00%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$15.99 āļŋ517
$12.88 ៛51.5K
24.15%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.12 āļŋ101
$4 ៛16K
-22.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.16 āļŋ361
$10.25 ៛41K
8.88%
Apples (1kg)
$2.76 āļŋ89.2
$4.61 ៛18.4K
-40.13%
Banana (1kg)
$1.22 āļŋ39.5
$1.61 ៛6,456
-24.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.71 āļŋ55.4
$3.86 ៛15.4K
-55.70%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.55 āļŋ50.2
$1.53 ៛6,104
1.31%
Potato (1kg)
$1.34 āļŋ43.21
$1.74 ៛6,973
-22.99%
Onion (1kg)
$1.21 āļŋ39.23
$1.25 ៛5,011
-3.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.72 āļŋ23.2
$1.39 ៛5,561
-48.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 āļŋ17.05
$0.7 ៛2,818
-24.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.72 āļŋ153
$1.96 ៛7,859
140.82%
Wine (Bottle)
$18.39 āļŋ595
$11.77 ៛47.1K
56.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 āļŋ57.9
$1.06 ៛4,242
68.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.21 āļŋ104
$1.65 ៛6,594
94.55%
🚌 Getting Around
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.94 āļŋ30.44
-
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.9 āļŋ612
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 āļŋ46.08
$1.07 ៛4,287
32.71%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.35 āļŋ43.53
$0.97 ៛3,888
39.18%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.85 āļŋ254
$4.53 ៛18.1K
73.29%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 āļŋ40.4
$1.12 ៛4,485
11.61%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$21.2K āļŋ684.9K
$48.5K ៛193.9M
-56.34%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.8K āļŋ706.8K
$36.9K ៛147.6M
-40.80%
ðŸ§ū Monthly Utilities & Internet
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$70.6 āļŋ2,285
$104 ៛416.7K
-32.22%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.72 āļŋ444
$6.43 ៛25.7K
113.37%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.56 āļŋ568
$23.67 ៛94.7K
-25.81%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$41.64 āļŋ1,347
-
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.9 āļŋ223
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.8 āļŋ188
$4.37 ៛17.5K
32.72%
ðŸ§ļ Childcare & Education
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$308 āļŋ9,963
$365 ៛1.5M
-15.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.7K āļŋ475.8K
$11.3K ៛45.1M
30.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$55.4 āļŋ1,793
$22.55 ៛90.2K
145.68%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$26.4 āļŋ854
$21.94 ៛87.8K
20.33%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$85.1 āļŋ2,755
$89 ៛356K
-4.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$71.8 āļŋ2,323
$73 ៛292.1K
-1.70%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$434 āļŋ14K
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$235 āļŋ7,610
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$821 āļŋ26.6K
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$498 āļŋ16.1K
-
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,180 āļŋ70.6K
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,543 āļŋ49.9K
-
-
ðŸ’ĩ Salaries & Financials
Chiang Mai
Kampong Thom
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$703 āļŋ22.8K
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5
10.3
-51.46%

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Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

Last update for Kampong Thom: October 29, 2025

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