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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 5.8% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 2.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 3.3% cheaper than Penang without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.02 ฿65.3

$3.04 MYR 12.8

-33.55%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.59 ฿602

$21.45 MYR 90.5

-13.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.56 ฿245

$4.12 MYR 17.36

83.50%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ฿65

$2.97 MYR 12.53

-32.32%

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

$0.85 ฿27.43

$0.68 MYR 2.86

25.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.33

$0.34 MYR 1.41

2.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.2 ฿71.3

$4.25 MYR 17.92

-48.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.8 ฿123

$4.38 MYR 18.48

-13.24%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿54

$1.82 MYR 7.66

-8.24%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 ฿52.1

$1.03 MYR 4.34

56.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 ฿38.48

$1.94 MYR 8.19

-38.66%

Eggs

$2.01 ฿65.1

$2.07 MYR 8.73

-2.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.17 ฿523

$17.5 MYR 73.8

-7.60%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.1 ฿100

$5.04 MYR 21.27

-38.49%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.14 ฿360

$14.94 MYR 63

-25.44%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 ฿85

$2.83 MYR 11.92

-7.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 ฿39.69

$1.44 MYR 6.07

-14.58%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ฿55.4

$2.73 MYR 11.51

-37.36%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 ฿51.7

$2.11 MYR 8.9

-24.17%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 ฿43.19

$1.13 MYR 4.77

17.70%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ฿39.27

$1.2 MYR 5.07

0.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ฿21.62

$0.95 MYR 4

-29.47%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿18.13

$0.49 MYR 2.07

14.29%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.54 ฿147

$4.11 MYR 17.35

10.46%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.69 ฿605

$13.97 MYR 58.9

33.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿58.1

$2.61 MYR 11.02

-31.42%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 ฿103

$3.37 MYR 14.19

-5.64%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 ฿30.4

$0.45 MYR 1.91

108.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.7 ฿605

$17.37 MYR 73.2

7.66%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿44.04

$0.69 MYR 2.91

97.10%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.3 ฿41.95

$0.51 MYR 2.14

154.90%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.98 ฿258

$7.12 MYR 30.02

12.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ฿40.24

$0.5 MYR 2.11

148.00%

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

$21.6K ฿699.8K

$33.4K MYR 140.7K

-35.21%

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

$22.4K ฿726K

$27.5K MYR 116.1K

-18.49%

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

$71 ฿2,297

$39.39 MYR 166

80.20%

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

$13.95 ฿452

$10.11 MYR 42.63

37.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.69 ฿572

$31.02 MYR 131

-42.97%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.95 ฿1,325

$32.81 MYR 138

24.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.86 ฿222

$5.48 MYR 23.11

25.18%

Cinema Ticket

$6.01 ฿195

$4.83 MYR 20.37

24.43%

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

$307 ฿9,938

$238 MYR 1,005

28.80%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿476.2K

$6,199 MYR 26.1K

137.37%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.7 ฿1,768

$54.2 MYR 229

0.77%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.58 ฿860

$28.37 MYR 120

-6.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.2 ฿2,790

$60.1 MYR 253

43.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.9 ฿2,327

$52.2 MYR 220

37.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$424 ฿13.7K

$382 MYR 1,610

11.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,656

$228 MYR 963

3.58%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 ฿26.8K

$636 MYR 2,683

29.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$514 ฿16.6K

$532 MYR 2,243

-3.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,088 ฿67.6K

$2,609 MYR 11K

-19.96%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,139 ฿36.9K

$1,878 MYR 7,919

-39.32%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$772 ฿25K

$1,098 MYR 4,632

-29.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.16

20.19%

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

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