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

🙂 Solo nomad: Hyderabad is 38.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 40.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Hyderabad is 38.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 36.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.55 ₹303
$2.02 ฿65.3
75.74%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$17.18 ₹1,470
$18.78 ฿608
-8.52%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.37 ₹459
$7.67 ฿248
-29.99%
Cappuccino
$2.02 ₹173
$1.98 ฿64.2
2.02%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 ₹38.52
$0.82 ฿26.64
-45.12%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.57
$0.33 ฿10.58
-48.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.11 ₹180
$2.12 ฿68.6
-0.47%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.52 ₹301
$3.73 ฿121
-5.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.82 ₹70.1
$1.64 ฿53.2
-50.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 ₹48.08
$1.57 ฿50.9
-64.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.79 ₹67.2
$1.19 ฿38.62
-33.61%
Eggs
$1.02 ₹87.4
$1.98 ฿64.1
-48.48%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.28 ₹537
$15.99 ฿517
-60.73%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.71 ₹318
$3.12 ฿101
18.91%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.75 ₹236
$2.76 ฿89.2
-0.36%
Banana (1kg)
$0.71 ₹60.4
$1.22 ฿39.5
-41.80%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.07 ₹91.5
$1.71 ฿55.4
-37.43%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.51 ₹43.82
$1.55 ฿50.2
-67.10%
Potato (1kg)
$0.5 ₹42.4
$1.34 ฿43.21
-62.69%
Onion (1kg)
$0.48 ₹40.64
$1.21 ฿39.23
-60.33%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.71 ₹60.9
$0.72 ฿23.2
-1.39%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.34 ₹28.73
$0.53 ฿17.05
-35.85%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.01 ₹343
$4.72 ฿153
-15.04%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.03 ₹772
$18.39 ฿595
-50.90%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.06 ₹176
$1.79 ฿57.9
15.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 ₹255
$3.21 ฿104
-7.17%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$6.52 ₹558
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.55 ₹47.25
$0.94 ฿30.44
-41.49%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$14.96 ₹1,279
$18.9 ฿612
-20.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.18 ₹101
$1.42 ฿46.08
-16.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.35 ₹30.2
$1.35 ฿43.53
-74.07%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.61 ₹137
$7.85 ฿254
-79.49%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.28 ₹109
$1.25 ฿40.4
2.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.6K ₹1.5M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-16.69%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.4K ₹2.1M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
11.83%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$38.87 ₹3,325
$70.6 ฿2,285
-44.95%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.51 ₹386
$13.72 ฿444
-67.13%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$8.54 ₹730
$17.56 ฿568
-51.37%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$21.27 ₹1,820
$41.64 ฿1,347
-48.92%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.01 ₹685
$6.9 ฿223
16.09%
Cinema Ticket
$3.98 ₹340
$5.8 ฿188
-31.38%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$116 ₹9,957
$308 ฿9,963
-62.19%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,630 ₹225K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-82.11%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$31.34 ₹2,681
$55.4 ฿1,793
-43.43%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.29 ₹2,077
$26.4 ฿854
-7.99%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$47.75 ₹4,084
$85.1 ฿2,755
-43.91%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$38.65 ₹3,305
$71.8 ฿2,323
-46.15%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$238 ₹20.4K
$434 ฿14K
-45.18%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$137 ₹11.8K
$235 ฿7,610
-41.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$626 ₹53.5K
$821 ฿26.6K
-23.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$332 ₹28.4K
$498 ฿16.1K
-33.40%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,426 ₹122K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-34.57%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$819 ₹70K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-46.93%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Hyderabad
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,175 ₹100.5K
$703 ฿22.8K
67.03%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.19
5
83.80%

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Last update for Hyderabad: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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