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

😐 Solo nomad: Harrogate is 97.3% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 181% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Harrogate is 120.2% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 151.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$20.04 £14.75
$2.02 ฿65.3
892.08%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$75.3 £55.4
$18.78 ฿608
300.96%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.77 £7.93
$7.67 ฿248
40.42%
Cappuccino
$4.83 £3.56
$1.98 ฿64.2
143.94%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.31 £1.7
$0.82 ฿26.64
181.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.69 £1.24
$0.33 ฿10.58
412.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.59 £4.85
$2.12 ฿68.6
210.85%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.01 £4.42
$3.73 ฿121
61.13%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.57 £1.15
$1.64 ฿53.2
-4.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.7 £1.25
$1.57 ฿50.9
8.28%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.25 £1.66
$1.19 ฿38.62
89.08%
Eggs
$4.07 £3
$1.98 ฿64.1
105.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.92 £5.83
$15.99 ฿517
-50.47%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$9.69 £7.13
$3.12 ฿101
210.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.6 £12.22
$11.16 ฿361
48.75%
Apples (1kg)
$3.2 £2.35
$2.76 ฿89.2
15.94%
Banana (1kg)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.22 ฿39.5
22.95%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.44 £1.8
$1.71 ฿55.4
42.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$4.46 £3.28
$1.55 ฿50.2
187.74%
Potato (1kg)
$1.56 £1.15
$1.34 ฿43.21
16.42%
Onion (1kg)
$1.55 £1.14
$1.21 ฿39.23
28.10%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.26 £0.93
$0.72 ฿23.2
75.00%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.48 £1.09
$0.53 ฿17.05
179.25%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$18.96 £13.95
$4.72 ฿153
301.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.1 £8.17
$18.39 ฿595
-39.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.73 £2.74
$1.79 ฿57.9
108.38%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.48 £2.56
$3.21 ฿104
8.41%
🚌 Getting Around
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.96 £2.92
$0.94 ฿30.44
321.28%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$88.4 £65
$18.9 ฿612
367.51%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.29 £3.89
$1.42 ฿46.08
272.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.5 £1.1
$1.35 ฿43.53
11.11%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$21.63 £15.92
$7.85 ฿254
175.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.9 £1.4
$1.25 ฿40.4
52.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38K £28K
$21.2K ฿684.9K
79.51%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.5K £27.6K
$21.8K ฿706.8K
71.62%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$317 £234
$70.6 ฿2,285
349.64%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.83 £16.8
$13.72 ฿444
66.40%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$43.4 £31.94
$17.56 ฿568
147.15%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$66.6 £49.03
$41.64 ฿1,347
59.99%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.37 £12.04
$6.9 ฿223
137.25%
Cinema Ticket
$16.18 £11.9
$5.8 ฿188
178.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,611 £1,185
$308 ฿9,963
423.21%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16K £11.8K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
8.77%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$81.3 £59.8
$55.4 ฿1,793
46.68%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$53.7 £39.53
$26.4 ฿854
103.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 £78
$85.1 ฿2,755
24.54%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$131 £96.1
$71.8 ฿2,323
81.89%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,270 £934
$434 ฿14K
192.40%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,034 £761
$235 ฿7,610
339.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,869 £1,376
$821 ฿26.6K
127.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,627 £1,197
$498 ฿16.1K
226.60%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,643 £4,153
$2,180 ฿70.6K
158.84%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Harrogate
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$2,957 £2,176
$703 ฿22.8K
320.35%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.51
5
10.20%

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Last update for Harrogate: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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