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

😐 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 90.9% more expensive than Kampot without rent, and 51.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 71.6% more expensive than Kampot without rent, and 56.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.97 ฿62.0

$2.68 ៛10.8K

-26.49%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.68 ฿587

$19.70 ៛79.3K

-5.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.92 ฿249

$5.60 ៛22.5K

41.43%

Cappuccino

$2.02 ฿63.7

$1.78 ៛7,145

13.48%

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

$0.84 ฿26.45

$0.72 ៛2,912

16.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.07

$0.78 ៛3,155

-55.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 ฿69.9

$1.41 ៛5,667

57.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿113

$3.46 ៛13.9K

3.76%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿52.4

$2.03 ៛8,186

-17.73%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 ฿51.1

$2.05 ៛8,236

-20.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.20 ฿37.83

$0.77 ៛3,109

55.84%

Eggs

$1.93 ฿60.8

$1.91 ៛7,706

1.05%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.00 ฿503

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.16 ฿99.2

$6.14 ៛24.7K

-48.53%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.93 ฿344

$9.23 ៛37.1K

18.42%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 ฿83.8

$2.45 ៛9,865

8.98%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 ฿36.99

$1.08 ៛4,356

9.26%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 ฿51.5

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿49.83

$1.21 ៛4,875

31.40%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 ฿41.64

$1.11 ៛4,472

18.92%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 ฿37.49

$1.17 ៛4,722

1.71%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ฿22.20

$0.72 ៛2,884

-1.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿17.75

$0.79 ៛3,165

-29.11%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.64 ฿146

$1.73 ៛6,945

168.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.96 ฿596

$9.82 ៛39.5K

93.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.7

$1.20 ៛4,842

47.50%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ฿101

$1.09 ៛4,375

193.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.32

$1.97 ៛7,912

-54.31%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.78

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.37

$0.38 ៛1,536

255.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.15 ฿256

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ฿38.43

$1.34 ៛5,377

-8.96%

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

$21.4K ฿671.8K

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

$21.7K ฿683.8K

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

$70.3 ฿2,210

$65.6 ៛263.8K

7.23%

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

$13.91 ฿437

$4.91 ៛19.8K

183.30%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.00 ฿566

$33.02 ៛132.9K

-45.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.78 ฿1,314

$14.80 ៛59.5K

182.30%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.80 ฿214

$5.12 ៛20.6K

32.81%

Cinema Ticket

$5.72 ฿180

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

$308 ฿9,693

$95.8 ៛385.7K

221.67%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.9 ฿1,756

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.71 ฿840

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.5 ฿2,658

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.8 ฿2,227

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$431 ฿13.5K

$253 ៛1.0M

70.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,439

$195 ៛783.8K

21.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$811 ฿25.5K

$412 ៛1.7M

96.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$501 ฿15.7K

$317 ៛1.3M

57.87%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,202 ฿69.2K

$985 ៛4.0M

123.68%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,600 ฿50.3K

$395 ៛1.6M

305.12%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$684 ฿21.5K

$152 ៛610.8K

351.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

Last update for Kampot: January 12, 2026

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