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

🙂 Solo nomad: Hartebeespoort is 16% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Hartebeespoort is 0.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 1.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.8 R 121
$2.02 ฿65.3
236.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$34.1 R 606
$18.78 ฿608
81.58%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.84 R 86.1
$7.67 ฿248
-36.90%
Cappuccino
$1.78 R 31.63
$1.98 ฿64.2
-10.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 R 16.45
$0.82 ฿26.64
13.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 R 12.74
$0.33 ฿10.58
118.18%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.91 R 33.9
$2.12 ฿68.6
-9.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.11 R 37.61
$3.73 ฿121
-43.43%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.01 R 17.93
$1.64 ฿53.2
-38.41%
White Bread (500g)
$0.99 R 17.52
$1.57 ฿50.9
-36.94%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.43 R 25.41
$1.19 ฿38.62
20.17%
Eggs
$2.33 R 41.49
$1.98 ฿64.1
17.68%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.57 R 117
$15.99 ฿517
-58.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.26 R 75.8
$3.12 ฿101
36.54%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$6.03 R 107
$11.16 ฿361
-45.97%
Apples (1kg)
$1.49 R 26.52
$2.76 ฿89.2
-46.01%
Banana (1kg)
$1.39 R 24.76
$1.22 ฿39.5
13.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.31 R 23.35
$1.71 ฿55.4
-23.39%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.38 R 24.5
$1.55 ฿50.2
-10.97%
Potato (1kg)
$1.21 R 21.48
$1.34 ฿43.21
-9.70%
Onion (1kg)
$1.15 R 20.37
$1.21 ฿39.23
-4.96%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.81 R 14.38
$0.72 ฿23.2
12.50%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.85 R 15.05
$0.53 ฿17.05
60.38%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.82 R 50.1
$4.72 ฿153
-40.25%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.59 R 81.7
$18.39 ฿595
-75.04%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.22 R 21.75
$1.79 ฿57.9
-31.84%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.61 R 28.6
$3.21 ฿104
-49.84%
🚌 Getting Around
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.22 R 39.42
$0.94 ฿30.44
136.17%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.03 R 819
$18.9 ฿612
143.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.11 R 19.69
$1.42 ฿46.08
-21.83%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.9 R 16.05
$1.35 ฿43.53
-33.33%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.37 R 77.7
$7.85 ฿254
-44.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 R 21.57
$1.25 ฿40.4
-3.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.7K R 315.2K
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-16.26%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.9K R 406.6K
$21.8K ฿706.8K
4.67%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$94.7 R 1,683
$70.6 ฿2,285
34.05%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$19.05 R 339
$13.72 ฿444
38.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.78 R 547
$17.56 ฿568
75.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.17 R 537
$41.64 ฿1,347
-27.55%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.5 R 151
$6.9 ฿223
23.19%
Cinema Ticket
$5.74 R 102
$5.8 ฿188
-1.03%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$209 R 3,721
$308 ฿9,963
-32.05%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,134 R 73.5K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-71.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$41.53 R 739
$55.4 ฿1,793
-25.04%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.95 R 426
$26.4 ฿854
-9.28%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$68.2 R 1,213
$85.1 ฿2,755
-19.89%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$53.7 R 955
$71.8 ฿2,323
-25.22%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$227 R 4,038
$434 ฿14K
-47.71%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$260 R 4,617
$235 ฿7,610
10.38%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$595 R 10.6K
$821 ฿26.6K
-27.53%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$534 R 9,502
$498 ฿16.1K
7.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$436 R 7,749
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-80.01%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$556 R 9,882
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-63.99%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Hartebeespoort
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,737 R 30.9K
$703 ฿22.8K
146.88%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.59
5
91.80%

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Last update for Hartebeespoort: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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