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

🙂 Solo nomad: Hue is 32.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 44.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hue is 36.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 34.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.18 ₫30.7K

$2.02 ฿65.3

-41.58%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.11 ₫289.1K

$18.78 ฿608

-40.84%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.43 ₫115.4K

$7.67 ฿248

-42.24%

Cappuccino

$0.99 ₫25.9K

$1.98 ฿64.2

-50.00%

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

$0.5 ₫13.1K

$0.82 ฿26.64

-39.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 ₫8,099

$0.33 ฿10.58

-6.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.76 ₫19.7K

$2.12 ฿68.6

-64.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.12 ₫29.1K

$3.73 ฿121

-69.97%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.35 ₫35K

$1.64 ฿53.2

-17.68%

White Bread (500g)

$0.95 ₫24.7K

$1.57 ฿50.9

-39.49%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 ₫17.1K

$1.19 ฿38.62

-44.54%

Eggs

$1.16 ₫30.3K

$1.98 ฿64.1

-41.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.23 ₫318.2K

$15.99 ฿517

-23.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.72 ₫96.8K

$3.12 ฿101

19.23%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.81 ₫255.3K

$11.16 ฿361

-12.10%

Apples (1kg)

$2.12 ₫55K

$2.76 ฿89.2

-23.19%

Banana (1kg)

$0.63 ₫16.4K

$1.22 ฿39.5

-48.36%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.07 ₫27.9K

$1.71 ฿55.4

-37.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ₫13.9K

$1.55 ฿50.2

-65.81%

Potato (1kg)

$0.65 ₫16.9K

$1.34 ฿43.21

-51.49%

Onion (1kg)

$0.76 ₫19.9K

$1.21 ฿39.23

-37.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.66 ₫17.1K

$0.72 ฿23.2

-8.33%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₫8,462

$0.53 ฿17.05

-37.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.38 ₫35.9K

$4.72 ฿153

-70.76%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.76 ₫202K

$18.39 ฿595

-57.80%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 ₫19.6K

$1.79 ฿57.9

-58.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.27 ₫33K

$3.21 ฿104

-60.44%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.33 ₫8,697

$0.94 ฿30.44

-64.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.52 ₫195.6K

$18.9 ฿612

-60.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.46 ₫11.9K

$1.42 ฿46.08

-67.61%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.61 ₫15.9K

$1.35 ฿43.53

-54.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.44 ₫63.5K

$7.85 ฿254

-68.92%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.76 ₫19.8K

$1.25 ฿40.4

-39.20%

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

$32.4K ₫842.2M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

52.94%

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

$28.5K ₫741.5M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

30.46%

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

$37.25 ₫969.2K

$70.6 ฿2,285

-47.25%

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

$5.89 ₫153.2K

$13.72 ฿444

-57.07%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.11 ₫211K

$17.56 ฿568

-53.82%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$51 ₫1.3M

$41.64 ฿1,347

22.53%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.56 ₫196.6K

$6.9 ฿223

9.57%

Cinema Ticket

$2.98 ₫77.6K

$5.8 ฿188

-48.62%

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

$155 ₫4M

$308 ฿9,963

-49.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$8,987 ₫233.8M

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-38.88%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$30.76 ₫800.4K

$55.4 ฿1,793

-44.48%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.13 ₫471.8K

$26.4 ฿854

-31.33%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.06 ₫1M

$85.1 ฿2,755

-54.12%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.02 ₫1M

$71.8 ฿2,323

-45.64%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$132 ₫3.4M

$434 ฿14K

-69.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$99.9 ₫2.6M

$235 ฿7,610

-57.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$518 ₫13.5M

$821 ฿26.6K

-36.96%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$349 ₫9.1M

$498 ฿16.1K

-29.89%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,478 ₫38.5M

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-32.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,108 ₫28.8M

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-28.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$283 ₫7.4M

$703 ฿22.8K

-59.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.87

37.40%

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

Last update for Hue: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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