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

🙂 Solo nomad: Delhi is 39.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 37.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Delhi is 36.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 35.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.76 ₹407

$2.02 ฿65.3

135.64%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.51 ₹1,669

$18.78 ฿608

3.89%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.13 ₹353

$7.67 ฿248

-46.15%

Cappuccino

$2.05 ₹175

$1.98 ฿64.2

3.54%

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

$0.48 ₹40.9

$0.82 ฿26.64

-41.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹12.7

$0.33 ฿10.58

-54.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.07 ₹177

$2.12 ฿68.6

-2.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.39 ₹290

$3.73 ฿121

-9.12%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.74 ₹63.2

$1.64 ฿53.2

-54.88%

White Bread (500g)

$0.59 ₹50.7

$1.57 ฿50.9

-62.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.9 ₹77.1

$1.19 ฿38.62

-24.37%

Eggs

$1.13 ₹96.5

$1.98 ฿64.1

-42.93%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.66 ₹399

$15.99 ฿517

-70.86%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.44 ₹294

$3.12 ฿101

10.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2.12 ₹181

$2.76 ฿89.2

-23.19%

Banana (1kg)

$0.78 ₹66.5

$1.22 ฿39.5

-36.07%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 ₹80

$1.71 ฿55.4

-45.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 ₹53.9

$1.55 ฿50.2

-59.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 ₹32.94

$1.34 ฿43.21

-70.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.5 ₹42.85

$1.21 ฿39.23

-58.68%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.56 ₹47.92

$0.72 ฿23.2

-22.22%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹28.92

$0.53 ฿17.05

-35.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.99 ₹342

$4.72 ฿153

-15.47%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.41 ₹890

$18.39 ฿595

-43.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 ₹161

$1.79 ฿57.9

5.03%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 ₹235

$3.21 ฿104

-14.64%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$5.48 ₹469

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.54 ₹46.01

$0.94 ฿30.44

-42.55%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.75 ₹1,005

$18.9 ฿612

-37.83%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 ₹50.6

$1.42 ฿46.08

-58.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.3 ₹25.94

$1.35 ฿43.53

-77.78%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.25 ₹107

$7.85 ฿254

-84.08%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.14 ₹97.2

$1.25 ฿40.4

-8.80%

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

$17.4K ₹1.5M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-17.83%

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

$24.4K ₹2.1M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

11.69%

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

$67.1 ₹5,738

$70.6 ฿2,285

-5.00%

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

$4.12 ₹352

$13.72 ฿444

-69.97%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.17 ₹699

$17.56 ฿568

-53.47%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.22 ₹1,729

$41.64 ฿1,347

-51.44%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.18 ₹870

$6.9 ฿223

47.54%

Cinema Ticket

$4.57 ₹391

$5.8 ฿188

-21.21%

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

$78 ₹6,667

$308 ฿9,963

-74.68%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,027 ₹173.3K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-86.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$27.77 ₹2,375

$55.4 ฿1,793

-49.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.15 ₹2,664

$26.4 ฿854

17.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.58 ₹4,155

$85.1 ฿2,755

-42.93%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.07 ₹3,085

$71.8 ฿2,323

-49.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$237 ₹20.3K

$434 ฿14K

-45.41%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$139 ₹11.9K

$235 ฿7,610

-40.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$591 ₹50.5K

$821 ฿26.6K

-28.02%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$324 ₹27.7K

$498 ฿16.1K

-34.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,070 ₹177.1K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-5.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,127 ₹96.4K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-26.94%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$644 ₹55.1K

$703 ฿22.8K

-8.49%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

80.00%

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

Last update for Delhi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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