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 22% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 16.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Chiang Mai is 17.2% more expensive than Siem Reap without rent, and 23.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.02 ฿65.3

$2.54 ៛10.2K

-20.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.59 ฿602

$24.25 ៛97K

-23.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.56 ฿245

$7.11 ៛28.5K

6.33%

Cappuccino

$2.01 ฿65

$1.65 ៛6,593

21.82%

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

$0.85 ฿27.43

$0.68 ៛2,729

25.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.33

$0.48 ៛1,910

-27.08%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.2 ฿71.3

$0.98 ៛3,920

124.49%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.8 ฿123

$1.85 ៛7,389

105.41%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 ฿54

$1.82 ៛7,268

-8.24%

White Bread (500g)

$1.61 ฿52.1

$1.42 ៛5,700

13.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 ฿38.48

$0.97 ៛3,897

22.68%

Eggs

$2.01 ฿65.1

$1.57 ៛6,276

28.03%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.17 ฿523

$12.61 ៛50.5K

28.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.1 ฿100

$3.66 ៛14.7K

-15.30%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.14 ฿360

$10.07 ៛40.3K

10.63%

Apples (1kg)

$2.63 ฿85

$3.54 ៛14.2K

-25.71%

Banana (1kg)

$1.23 ฿39.69

$1.12 ៛4,484

9.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ฿55.4

$3.31 ៛13.2K

-48.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 ฿51.7

$1.3 ៛5,216

23.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.33 ฿43.19

$1.24 ៛4,948

7.26%

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ฿39.27

$0.95 ៛3,796

27.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.67 ฿21.62

$1.32 ៛5,277

-49.24%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 ฿18.13

$0.71 ៛2,842

-21.13%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.54 ฿147

$1.89 ៛7,571

140.21%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.69 ฿605

$6.51 ៛26K

187.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿58.1

$0.73 ៛2,908

145.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 ฿103

$1.64 ៛6,558

93.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 ฿30.4

$0.98 ៛3,905

-4.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.7 ฿605

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿44.04

$1.03 ៛4,127

32.04%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.3 ฿41.95

$1.02 ៛4,075

27.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.98 ฿258

$4.62 ៛18.5K

72.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ฿40.24

$1.13 ៛4,520

9.73%

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

$21.6K ฿699.8K

$48.6K ៛194.5M

-55.52%

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

$22.4K ฿726K

$36.5K ៛145.9M

-38.50%

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

$71 ฿2,297

$75.2 ៛300.9K

-5.65%

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

$13.95 ฿452

$5.97 ៛23.9K

133.67%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.69 ฿572

$19.18 ៛76.7K

-7.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$40.95 ฿1,325

$36.46 ៛145.8K

12.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.86 ฿222

$3.53 ៛14.1K

94.33%

Cinema Ticket

$6.01 ฿195

$4.46 ៛17.8K

34.75%

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

$307 ฿9,938

$371 ៛1.5M

-17.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿476.2K

$5,075 ៛20.3M

189.97%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$54.7 ฿1,768

$22.58 ៛90.3K

142.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.58 ฿860

$18.38 ៛73.5K

44.61%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$86.2 ฿2,790

$55.4 ៛221.5K

55.72%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.9 ฿2,327

$35.91 ៛143.6K

100.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$424 ฿13.7K

$306 ៛1.2M

38.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ฿7,656

$216 ៛862.7K

9.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$827 ฿26.8K

$495 ៛2M

67.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$514 ฿16.6K

$321 ៛1.3M

60.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,088 ฿67.6K

$843 ៛3.4M

147.70%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,139 ฿36.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$772 ฿25K

$213 ៛853.6K

261.65%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.2

-45.65%

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

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