Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Rai and Bangkok Cost of Living Comparison Between Chiang Rai and Bangkok

🙂 Solo nomad: Chiang Rai is 14.2% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 18.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Chiang Rai is 29.9% cheaper than Bangkok without rent, and 28.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.99 ฿64.3

$3.13 ฿101

-36.42%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$15.7 ฿508

$30.19 ฿977

-48.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.33 ฿205

Cappuccino

$1.46 ฿47.25

$2.57 ฿83.1

-43.19%

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

$0.56 ฿18.28

$0.67 ฿21.84

-16.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.3 ฿9.74

$0.27 ฿8.64

11.11%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.87 ฿60.4

$2.44 ฿79.1

-23.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.77 ฿122

$4.09 ฿132

-7.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.65 ฿53.4

$1.88 ฿60.7

-12.23%

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 ฿50.7

$1.35 ฿43.79

16.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 ฿37.44

$1.46 ฿47.36

-20.55%

Eggs

$1.96 ฿63.5

$2.18 ฿70.6

-10.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.23 ฿525

$18.59 ฿602

-12.69%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.15 ฿102

$3.09 ฿100

1.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.13 ฿360

$9.51 ฿308

17.03%

Apples (1kg)

$2.53 ฿82

$3.54 ฿114

-28.53%

Banana (1kg)

$1.05 ฿33.87

$1.7 ฿55.1

-38.24%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.65 ฿53.5

$2.26 ฿73.2

-26.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.96 ฿31.11

$1.89 ฿61.3

-49.21%

Potato (1kg)

$1.39 ฿45.11

$1.59 ฿51.4

-12.58%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 ฿36.04

$1.43 ฿46.15

-22.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 ฿21.32

$1.31 ฿42.42

-49.62%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 ฿17.86

$0.53 ฿17.16

3.77%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.78 ฿122

$4.26 ฿138

-11.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$16.31 ฿528

$16.91 ฿547

-3.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.83 ฿59.2

$1.87 ฿60.6

-2.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.15 ฿102

$3.37 ฿109

-6.53%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.8 ฿25.81

$1.21 ฿39.06

-33.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$23.02 ฿745

$37.31 ฿1,207

-38.30%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.43 ฿46.26

$1.06 ฿34.35

34.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.3 ฿42.02

$1.19 ฿38.63

9.24%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8 ฿259

$6.07 ฿196

31.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 ฿39.6

$1.2 ฿38.84

1.67%

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

$20.6K ฿665.8K

$36.9K ฿1.2M

-44.30%

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

$22.3K ฿723.1K

$28.6K ฿927K

-22.00%

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

$48.66 ฿1,575

$89.3 ฿2,888

-45.49%

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

$13.83 ฿447

$12.74 ฿412

8.56%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$15.45 ฿500

$17.38 ฿562

-11.10%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$49.17 ฿1,591

$52.2 ฿1,689

-5.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.16 ฿393

$10.46 ฿339

16.25%

Cinema Ticket

$3.59 ฿116

$7.6 ฿246

-52.76%

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

$309 ฿9,995

$602 ฿19.5K

-48.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,722 ฿249.9K

$13.3K ฿430.7K

-41.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.7 ฿1,804

$57.6 ฿1,865

-3.30%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.95 ฿872

$38.79 ฿1,255

-30.52%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.8 ฿2,388

$107 ฿3,451

-30.79%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$70.1 ฿2,268

$95 ฿3,075

-26.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$265 ฿8,561

$662 ฿21.4K

-60.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$261 ฿8,458

$321 ฿10.4K

-18.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$754 ฿24.4K

$1,881 ฿60.9K

-59.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$495 ฿16K

$836 ฿27K

-40.74%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,028 ฿65.6K

$5,923 ฿191.7K

-65.76%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$999 ฿32.3K

$2,794 ฿90.4K

-64.27%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$475 ฿15.4K

$824 ฿26.7K

-42.34%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.84

-14.38%

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

Last update for Chiang Rai: October 28, 2025

Last update for Bangkok: October 29, 2025

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