Cost of Living Comparison Between El Oued and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between El Oued and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: El Oued is 14.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 31% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: El Oued is 6.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 30.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.94 DZD 381
$2.02 ฿65.3
45.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.58 DZD 2,533
$18.78 ฿608
4.26%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.35 DZD 563
$7.67 ฿248
-43.29%
Cappuccino
$1.26 DZD 163
$1.98 ฿64.2
-36.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 DZD 74.3
$0.82 ฿26.64
-30.49%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.23 DZD 29.62
$0.33 ฿10.58
-30.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.97 DZD 255
$2.12 ฿68.6
-7.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 DZD 298
$3.73 ฿121
-38.07%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 DZD 134
$1.64 ฿53.2
-36.59%
White Bread (500g)
$0.16 DZD 20.81
$1.57 ฿50.9
-89.81%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.61 DZD 209
$1.19 ฿38.62
35.29%
Eggs
$1.79 DZD 231
$1.98 ฿64.1
-9.60%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.17 DZD 1,186
$15.99 ฿517
-42.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.31 DZD 686
$3.12 ฿101
70.19%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.42 DZD 2,124
$11.16 ฿361
47.13%
Apples (1kg)
$3.08 DZD 399
$2.76 ฿89.2
11.59%
Banana (1kg)
$2.97 DZD 385
$1.22 ฿39.5
143.44%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.75 DZD 227
$1.71 ฿55.4
2.34%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.8 DZD 104
$1.55 ฿50.2
-48.39%
Potato (1kg)
$0.59 DZD 76.4
$1.34 ฿43.21
-55.97%
Onion (1kg)
$0.5 DZD 64.9
$1.21 ฿39.23
-58.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.61 DZD 79.2
$0.72 ฿23.2
-15.28%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 DZD 36.04
$0.53 ฿17.05
-47.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.83 DZD 366
$4.72 ฿153
-40.04%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$18.39 ฿595
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 DZD 174
$1.79 ฿57.9
-25.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.21 ฿104
-
🚌 Getting Around
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 32.58
$0.94 ฿30.44
-73.40%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.29 DZD 2,366
$18.9 ฿612
-3.23%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.65 DZD 84
$1.42 ฿46.08
-54.23%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.33 DZD 43.15
$1.35 ฿43.53
-75.56%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.21 DZD 674
$7.85 ฿254
-33.63%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.37 DZD 47.27
$1.25 ฿40.4
-70.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32K DZD 4.1M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
51.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.4K DZD 4.3M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
52.87%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.44 DZD 5,231
$70.6 ฿2,285
-42.73%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.25 DZD 1,197
$13.72 ฿444
-32.58%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.06 DZD 2,207
$17.56 ฿568
-2.85%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.44 DZD 3,033
$41.64 ฿1,347
-43.71%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.9 ฿223
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.47 DZD 708
$5.8 ฿188
-5.69%
🧸 Childcare & Education
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$93.8 DZD 12.1K
$308 ฿9,963
-69.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,535 DZD 457.3K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-75.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.1 DZD 4,800
$55.4 ฿1,793
-33.03%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.72 DZD 5,915
$26.4 ฿854
73.18%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.3 DZD 9,875
$85.1 ฿2,755
-10.34%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$77.7 DZD 10.1K
$71.8 ฿2,323
8.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$197 DZD 25.5K
$434 ฿14K
-54.61%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$113 DZD 14.6K
$235 ฿7,610
-51.96%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$277 DZD 35.9K
$821 ฿26.6K
-66.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$181 DZD 23.4K
$498 ฿16.1K
-63.72%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,643 DZD 212.5K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-24.65%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$893 DZD 115.5K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-42.12%
💵 Salaries & Financials
El Oued
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$251 DZD 32.4K
$703 ฿22.8K
-64.37%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5
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Last update for El Oued: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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