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

🙂 Solo nomad: Gangtok is 46.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 59.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Gangtok is 49.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 56.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.61 ₹223

$2.02 ฿65.3

29.21%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.99 ₹1,111

$18.78 ฿608

-30.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.83 ₹327

$7.67 ฿248

-50.07%

Cappuccino

$1.53 ₹131

$1.98 ฿64.2

-22.73%

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

$0.4 ₹33.99

$0.82 ฿26.64

-51.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.17 ₹14.26

$0.33 ฿10.58

-48.48%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.96 ₹81.9

$2.12 ฿68.6

-54.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.76 ₹150

$3.73 ฿121

-52.82%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.78 ₹66.3

$1.64 ฿53.2

-52.44%

White Bread (500g)

$0.49 ₹41.7

$1.57 ฿50.9

-68.79%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.71 ₹61

$1.19 ฿38.62

-40.34%

Eggs

$1.42 ₹122

$1.98 ฿64.1

-28.28%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.43 ₹294

$15.99 ฿517

-78.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.47 ₹297

$3.12 ฿101

11.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2.27 ₹194

$2.76 ฿89.2

-17.75%

Banana (1kg)

$0.85 ₹72.3

$1.22 ฿39.5

-30.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.98 ₹84.1

$1.71 ฿55.4

-42.69%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.73 ₹62.7

$1.55 ฿50.2

-52.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.61 ₹51.9

$1.34 ฿43.21

-54.48%

Onion (1kg)

$0.6 ₹51.5

$1.21 ฿39.23

-50.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.46 ₹39.06

$0.72 ฿23.2

-36.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.6 ₹51

$0.53 ฿17.05

13.21%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.25 ₹363

$4.72 ฿153

-9.96%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.87 ₹673

$18.39 ฿595

-57.21%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.89 ₹76.4

$1.79 ฿57.9

-50.28%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.1 ₹180

$3.21 ฿104

-34.58%

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

$3.45 ₹295

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.67

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.58 ₹734

$18.9 ฿612

-54.60%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.79 ₹68

$1.42 ฿46.08

-44.37%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.35 ₹30.13

$1.35 ฿43.53

-74.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.47 ₹125

$7.85 ฿254

-81.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.24 ₹106

$1.25 ฿40.4

-0.80%

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

$14.2K ₹1.2M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-32.76%

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

$22.1K ₹1.9M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

1.10%

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

$25.74 ₹2,202

$70.6 ฿2,285

-63.55%

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

$3.43 ₹293

$13.72 ฿444

-75.00%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.16 ₹612

$17.56 ฿568

-59.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.48 ₹2,009

$41.64 ฿1,347

-43.61%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.84 ₹585

$6.9 ฿223

-0.87%

Cinema Ticket

$4.55 ₹389

$5.8 ฿188

-21.55%

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

$27.99 ₹2,394

$308 ฿9,963

-90.91%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,533 ₹131.2K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-89.57%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.49 ₹2,180

$55.4 ฿1,793

-53.99%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.1 ₹1,462

$26.4 ฿854

-35.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$57.6 ₹4,922

$85.1 ฿2,755

-32.40%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.42 ₹3,030

$71.8 ฿2,323

-50.65%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$80 ₹6,843

$434 ฿14K

-81.57%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52 ₹4,444

$235 ฿7,610

-77.91%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$175 ₹15K

$821 ฿26.6K

-78.64%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 ₹9,860

$498 ฿16.1K

-76.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$965 ₹82.6K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-55.73%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$684 ₹58.5K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-55.69%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$259 ₹22.1K

$703 ฿22.8K

-63.23%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.67

73.40%

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

Last update for Gangtok: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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