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

😐 Solo nomad: Durres is 25.1% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 19.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Durres is 43.7% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 16.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.27 ALL 768
$2.03 ฿64.8
356.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$35.00 ALL 2,900
$18.59 ฿594
88.27%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.09 ALL 587
$7.48 ฿239
-5.21%
Cappuccino
$1.88 ALL 155
$2.00 ฿63.8
-6.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 ALL 135
$0.85 ฿27.08
90.59%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.83 ALL 69.0
$0.35 ฿11.24
137.14%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.38 ALL 197
$2.21 ฿70.7
7.69%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 ALL 276
$3.76 ฿120
-11.44%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.06 ALL 171
$1.72 ฿54.9
19.77%
White Bread (500g)
$0.85 ALL 70.1
$1.63 ฿52.2
-47.85%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.00 ALL 166
$1.16 ฿37.04
72.41%
Eggs
$3.00 ALL 249
$1.98 ฿63.3
51.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.49 ALL 869
$15.93 ฿509
-34.15%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.80 ALL 646
$3.17 ฿101
146.06%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.43 ALL 1,113
$10.90 ฿349
23.21%
Apples (1kg)
$1.19 ALL 98.7
$2.65 ฿84.6
-55.09%
Banana (1kg)
$2.39 ALL 198
$1.22 ฿39.09
95.90%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.35 ALL 112
$1.70 ฿54.3
-20.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.16 ALL 95.9
$1.59 ฿50.8
-27.04%
Potato (1kg)
$1.10 ALL 91.3
$1.32 ฿42.33
-16.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.99 ALL 82.4
$1.17 ฿37.36
-15.38%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.11 ALL 91.7
$0.68 ฿21.67
63.24%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.62 ALL 51.5
$0.56 ฿17.81
10.71%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.09 ALL 339
$4.51 ฿144
-9.31%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.20 ALL 1,011
$19.07 ฿610
-36.03%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.60 ALL 133
$1.77 ฿56.6
-9.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.80 ALL 149
$3.18 ฿102
-43.40%
🚌 Getting Around
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.48 ALL 40.02
$0.96 ฿30.78
-50.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.38 ALL 1,523
$18.90 ฿604
-2.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.50 ALL 290
$1.36 ฿43.41
157.35%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 ALL 176
$1.35 ฿43.23
57.04%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.80 ALL 1,475
$8.03 ฿257
121.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.10 ALL 174
$1.24 ฿39.74
69.35%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.4K ALL 1.3M
$21.2K ฿676.6K
-27.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$25.1K ALL 2.1M
$21.8K ฿695.5K
15.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.0 ALL 5,549
$71.2 ฿2,277
-5.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.23 ALL 1,510
$14.09 ฿450
29.38%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$15.82 ALL 1,311
$17.47 ฿559
-9.44%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.66 ALL 3,038
$42.07 ฿1,345
-12.86%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$58.2 ALL 4,825
$6.88 ฿220
746.51%
Cinema Ticket
$6.97 ALL 578
$5.94 ฿190
17.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$175 ALL 14.5K
$307 ฿9,827
-42.91%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,387 ALL 363.4K
$14.8K ฿473.0K
-70.35%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.06 ALL 3,153
$55.7 ฿1,780
-31.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.28 ALL 3,254
$26.79 ฿856
46.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$84.7 ALL 7,014
$83.2 ฿2,661
1.73%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$156 ALL 12.9K
$70.1 ฿2,241
122.27%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$426 ALL 35.3K
$427 ฿13.7K
-0.30%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$310 ALL 25.7K
$237 ฿7,580
30.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$607 ALL 50.3K
$802 ฿25.6K
-24.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$431 ALL 35.7K
$503 ฿16.1K
-14.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,761 ALL 145.9K
$2,061 ฿65.9K
-14.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,138 ALL 94.3K
$1,533 ฿49.0K
-25.72%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$828 ALL 68.6K
$654 ฿20.9K
26.70%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
5
6.60%

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

Last update for Durres: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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