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

😐 Solo nomad: Durres is 35% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 20.3% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Durres is 10.5% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 15.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.57 ALL 808
$2.02 ฿65.3
373.76%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.66 ALL 2,927
$18.78 ฿608
84.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.22 ALL 609
$7.67 ฿248
-5.87%
Cappuccino
$1.89 ALL 160
$1.98 ฿64.2
-4.55%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 ALL 137
$0.82 ฿26.64
98.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.8 ALL 67.2
$0.33 ฿10.58
142.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.37 ALL 200
$2.12 ฿68.6
11.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.33 ALL 281
$3.73 ฿121
-10.72%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.98 ALL 167
$1.64 ฿53.2
20.73%
White Bread (500g)
$0.92 ALL 77.5
$1.57 ฿50.9
-41.40%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.93 ALL 163
$1.19 ฿38.62
62.18%
Eggs
$2.95 ALL 249
$1.98 ฿64.1
48.99%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.62 ALL 897
$15.99 ฿517
-33.58%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.72 ALL 652
$3.12 ฿101
147.44%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.41 ALL 1,133
$11.16 ฿361
20.16%
Apples (1kg)
$1.21 ALL 102
$2.76 ฿89.2
-56.16%
Banana (1kg)
$2.34 ALL 197
$1.22 ฿39.5
91.80%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.3 ALL 110
$1.71 ฿55.4
-23.98%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.2 ALL 101
$1.55 ฿50.2
-22.58%
Potato (1kg)
$1.09 ALL 92
$1.34 ฿43.21
-18.66%
Onion (1kg)
$1 ALL 84.3
$1.21 ฿39.23
-17.36%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.11 ALL 93.5
$0.72 ฿23.2
54.17%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.67 ALL 56.5
$0.53 ฿17.05
26.42%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.96 ALL 334
$4.72 ฿153
-16.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$14.63 ALL 1,235
$18.39 ฿595
-20.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.62 ALL 137
$1.79 ฿57.9
-9.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.79 ALL 151
$3.21 ฿104
-44.24%
🚌 Getting Around
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.49 ALL 41.07
$0.94 ฿30.44
-47.87%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.57 ALL 1,568
$18.9 ฿612
-1.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.47 ALL 293
$1.42 ฿46.08
144.37%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.06 ALL 174
$1.35 ฿43.53
52.59%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.54 ALL 1,481
$7.85 ฿254
123.44%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.18 ALL 184
$1.25 ฿40.4
74.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.3K ALL 1.3M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-27.50%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.9K ALL 2.1M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
14.10%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$67.5 ALL 5,697
$70.6 ฿2,285
-4.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.07 ALL 1,526
$13.72 ฿444
31.71%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.14 ALL 1,363
$17.56 ฿568
-8.09%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.79 ALL 3,107
$41.64 ฿1,347
-11.65%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$57.7 ALL 4,873
$6.9 ฿223
736.38%
Cinema Ticket
$7.06 ALL 596
$5.8 ฿188
21.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$174 ALL 14.7K
$308 ฿9,963
-43.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,490 ALL 379.2K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-69.46%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$38.21 ALL 3,226
$55.4 ฿1,793
-31.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$39.67 ALL 3,350
$26.4 ฿854
50.27%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$83.8 ALL 7,074
$85.1 ฿2,755
-1.59%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$153 ALL 12.9K
$71.8 ฿2,323
113.62%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$419 ALL 35.4K
$434 ฿14K
-3.52%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$320 ALL 27K
$235 ฿7,610
36.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$615 ALL 51.9K
$821 ฿26.6K
-25.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$430 ALL 36.3K
$498 ฿16.1K
-13.61%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,700 ALL 143.6K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-22.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,156 ALL 97.6K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-25.06%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Durres
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$843 ALL 71.1K
$703 ฿22.8K
19.78%
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: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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