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

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 20% cheaper than Santiago without rent, and 32.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 28.3% cheaper than Santiago without rent, and 35% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.97 ฿62.0

$10.96 CLP 9,676

-82.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.68 ฿587

$54.3 CLP 47.9K

-65.58%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.92 ฿249

$8.28 CLP 7,313

-4.35%

Cappuccino

$2.02 ฿63.6

$3.19 CLP 2,814

-36.68%

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

$0.84 ฿26.44

$1.72 CLP 1,515

-51.16%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.06

$1.24 CLP 1,098

-71.77%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 ฿69.9

$3.21 CLP 2,832

-30.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿113

$4.29 CLP 3,791

-16.32%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿52.3

$1.18 CLP 1,043

41.53%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 ฿51.1

$1.52 CLP 1,341

6.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.20 ฿37.82

$2.12 CLP 1,872

-43.40%

Eggs

$1.93 ฿60.8

$4.17 CLP 3,681

-53.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.00 ฿503

$10.30 CLP 9,093

55.34%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.16 ฿99.2

$6.50 CLP 5,739

-51.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.93 ฿343

$11.08 CLP 9,779

-1.35%

Apples (1kg)

$2.67 ฿83.8

$2.03 CLP 1,793

31.53%

Banana (1kg)

$1.18 ฿36.98

$1.55 CLP 1,369

-23.87%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.64 ฿51.5

$2.05 CLP 1,809

-20.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿49.82

$1.86 CLP 1,639

-14.52%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 ฿41.63

$1.88 CLP 1,656

-29.79%

Onion (1kg)

$1.19 ฿37.48

$1.69 CLP 1,496

-29.59%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ฿22.19

$1.30 CLP 1,152

-45.38%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿17.74

$1.20 CLP 1,058

-53.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.64 ฿146

$5.85 CLP 5,166

-20.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.96 ฿596

$6.87 CLP 6,063

175.98%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.6

$1.55 CLP 1,367

14.19%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ฿101

$2.60 CLP 2,298

23.08%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.90 ฿28.31

$0.88 CLP 773

2.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

$43.03 CLP 38.0K

-55.29%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.77

$0.47 CLP 412

189.36%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.35

$1.41 CLP 1,243

-4.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.15 ฿256

$11.71 CLP 10.3K

-30.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ฿38.42

$1.37 CLP 1,210

-10.95%

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

$21.4K ฿671.6K

$19.7K CLP 17.4M

8.21%

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

$21.7K ฿683.6K

$22.7K CLP 20.0M

-4.20%

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

$70.3 ฿2,210

$134 CLP 118.7K

-47.72%

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

$13.91 ฿437

$13.64 CLP 12.0K

1.98%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.00 ฿566

$22.29 CLP 19.7K

-19.25%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.78 ฿1,313

$33.65 CLP 29.7K

24.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.80 ฿214

$20.61 CLP 18.2K

-67.01%

Cinema Ticket

$5.72 ฿180

$6.43 CLP 5,672

-11.04%

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

$308 ฿9,690

$435 CLP 383.6K

-29.05%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.6K

$8,680 CLP 7.7M

70.66%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.9 ฿1,755

$55.1 CLP 48.7K

1.29%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.71 ฿839

$33.17 CLP 29.3K

-19.48%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.5 ฿2,657

$76.4 CLP 67.4K

10.64%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.8 ฿2,226

$83.9 CLP 74.1K

-15.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$431 ฿13.5K

$511 CLP 451.3K

-15.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,437

$454 CLP 400.6K

-47.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$811 ฿25.5K

$1,004 CLP 885.9K

-19.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$501 ฿15.7K

$911 CLP 804.1K

-45.04%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,202 ฿69.2K

$2,870 CLP 2.5M

-23.27%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,600 ฿50.3K

$3,001 CLP 2.6M

-46.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$684 ฿21.5K

$852 CLP 752.4K

-19.70%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.18

-3.47%

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

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

Last update for Santiago: January 13, 2026

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