Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Siem Reap Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Mai and Siem Reap

😐 Solo nomad: Chiang Mai is 27.2% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 16.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 19.5% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 23.4% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.03 ฿64.2

$2.47 ៛9,956

-17.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.59 ฿588

$23.98 ៛96.6K

-22.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.48 ฿237

$7.11 ៛28.6K

5.20%

Cappuccino

$2.00 ฿63.2

$1.60 ៛6,436

25.00%

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

$0.85 ฿26.81

$0.69 ៛2,778

23.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.13

$0.47 ៛1,904

-25.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 ฿70.0

$1.03 ៛4,133

114.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.76 ฿119

$1.86 ៛7,503

102.15%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.72 ฿54.4

$1.82 ៛7,334

-5.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.63 ฿51.7

$1.37 ៛5,525

18.98%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 ฿36.66

$0.94 ៛3,792

23.40%

Eggs

$1.98 ฿62.6

$1.58 ៛6,351

25.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.93 ฿504

$12.65 ៛50.9K

25.93%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.17 ฿100

$3.53 ៛14.2K

-10.20%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.90 ฿345

$10.34 ៛41.6K

5.42%

Apples (1kg)

$2.65 ฿83.7

$3.68 ៛14.8K

-27.99%

Banana (1kg)

$1.22 ฿38.70

$1.07 ៛4,309

14.02%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.70 ฿53.7

$3.40 ៛13.7K

-50.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 ฿50.3

$1.31 ៛5,277

21.37%

Potato (1kg)

$1.32 ฿41.90

$1.25 ៛5,030

5.60%

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 ฿36.99

$0.91 ៛3,657

28.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.68 ฿21.46

$1.36 ៛5,463

-50.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿17.64

$0.71 ៛2,869

-21.13%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.51 ฿143

$1.89 ៛7,619

138.62%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.07 ฿604

$6.81 ៛27.4K

180.03%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿56.0

$0.78 ៛3,128

126.92%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 ฿101

$1.64 ៛6,606

93.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.96 ฿30.47

$0.97 ៛3,924

-1.03%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.90 ฿598

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.98

$1.03 ៛4,146

32.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.80

$0.99 ៛3,975

36.36%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.03 ฿254

$4.46 ៛17.9K

80.04%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ฿39.34

$1.12 ៛4,524

10.71%

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

$21.2K ฿669.8K

$49.2K ៛198.1M

-56.99%

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

$21.8K ฿688.5K

$36.4K ៛146.5M

-40.23%

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

$71.2 ฿2,255

$74.1 ៛298.1K

-3.79%

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

$14.09 ฿446

$5.83 ៛23.5K

141.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.47 ฿553

$19.67 ៛79.2K

-11.18%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$42.07 ฿1,332

$35.57 ៛143.2K

18.27%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.88 ฿218

$3.47 ៛14.0K

98.27%

Cinema Ticket

$5.94 ฿188

$4.57 ៛18.4K

29.98%

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

$307 ฿9,728

$374 ៛1.5M

-17.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿468.2K

$4,905 ៛19.7M

201.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.7 ฿1,762

$21.86 ៛88.0K

154.67%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.79 ฿848

$18.16 ៛73.1K

47.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$83.2 ฿2,634

$54.8 ៛220.5K

51.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.1 ฿2,219

$35.90 ៛144.5K

95.29%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$427 ฿13.5K

$313 ៛1.3M

36.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,504

$222 ៛893.7K

6.82%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$802 ฿25.4K

$504 ៛2.0M

58.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$503 ฿15.9K

$331 ៛1.3M

52.27%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,061 ฿65.2K

$2,510 ៛10.1M

-17.91%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ฿48.5K

$1,082 ៛4.4M

41.70%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$654 ฿20.7K

$220 ៛884.0K

197.71%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.2

-45.65%

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

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

Last update for Siem Reap: March 3, 2026

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