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

🙂 Solo nomad: Dhanbad is 50.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 62.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Dhanbad is 58.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 61.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.38 ₹204
$2.02 ฿65.3
17.82%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$7.04 ₹602
$18.78 ฿608
-62.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.4 ₹290
$7.67 ฿248
-55.67%
Cappuccino
$0.83 ₹71
$1.98 ฿64.2
-58.08%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.3 ₹25.87
$0.82 ฿26.64
-63.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.45
$0.33 ฿10.58
-48.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.25 ₹193
$2.12 ฿68.6
6.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.67 ₹400
$3.73 ฿121
25.20%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.62 ₹52.9
$1.64 ฿53.2
-62.20%
White Bread (500g)
$0.46 ₹38.92
$1.57 ฿50.9
-70.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.58 ₹49.29
$1.19 ฿38.62
-51.26%
Eggs
$1.06 ₹90.7
$1.98 ฿64.1
-46.46%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.91 ₹334
$15.99 ฿517
-75.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.59 ₹222
$3.12 ฿101
-16.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.4 ₹119
$2.76 ฿89.2
-49.28%
Banana (1kg)
$0.77 ₹66.2
$1.22 ฿39.5
-36.89%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.78 ₹66.4
$1.71 ฿55.4
-54.39%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.4 ₹33.8
$1.55 ฿50.2
-74.19%
Potato (1kg)
$0.26 ₹22.38
$1.34 ฿43.21
-80.60%
Onion (1kg)
$0.48 ₹41.11
$1.21 ฿39.23
-60.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 ₹20.6
$0.72 ฿23.2
-66.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.24 ₹20.55
$0.53 ฿17.05
-54.72%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.5 ₹214
$4.72 ฿153
-47.03%
Wine (Bottle)
$3.44 ₹294
$18.39 ฿595
-81.29%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.02 ₹173
$1.79 ฿57.9
12.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.3 ₹197
$3.21 ฿104
-28.35%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$6.69 ₹572
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.37 ₹31.42
$0.94 ฿30.44
-60.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.84 ₹756
$18.9 ฿612
-53.23%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.19 ₹102
$1.42 ฿46.08
-16.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.1 ₹8.32
$1.35 ฿43.53
-92.59%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.18 ₹101
$7.85 ฿254
-84.97%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.14 ₹97.3
$1.25 ฿40.4
-8.80%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$9,303 ₹795.6K
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-56.04%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.8K ₹2.8M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
50.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.88 ₹3,497
$70.6 ฿2,285
-42.10%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.08 ₹264
$13.72 ฿444
-77.55%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.27 ₹622
$17.56 ฿568
-58.60%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$11.5 ₹984
$41.64 ฿1,347
-72.38%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.19 ₹615
$6.9 ฿223
4.20%
Cinema Ticket
$2.93 ₹251
$5.8 ฿188
-49.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$27.33 ₹2,337
$308 ฿9,963
-91.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,105 ₹94.5K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-92.49%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.41 ₹1,831
$55.4 ฿1,793
-61.35%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$27.99 ₹2,394
$26.4 ฿854
6.02%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$38.5 ₹3,293
$85.1 ฿2,755
-54.78%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$29.23 ₹2,500
$71.8 ฿2,323
-59.28%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$65 ₹5,562
$434 ฿14K
-85.02%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$44.46 ₹3,803
$235 ฿7,610
-81.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$188 ₹16.1K
$821 ฿26.6K
-77.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$126 ₹10.8K
$498 ฿16.1K
-74.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,706 ₹145.9K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-21.74%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$655 ₹56K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-57.54%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Dhanbad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$417 ₹35.6K
$703 ฿22.8K
-40.78%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9
5
80.00%

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Last update for Dhanbad: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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