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

🙂 Solo nomad: Indore is 47.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 51.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Indore is 47.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.6 ₹223

$2.02 ฿65.3

28.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.61 ₹993

$18.78 ฿608

-38.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.41 ₹292

$7.67 ฿248

-55.54%

Cappuccino

$1.54 ₹132

$1.98 ฿64.2

-22.22%

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

$0.46 ₹39.15

$0.82 ฿26.64

-43.90%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹12.92

$0.33 ฿10.58

-54.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.7 ₹146

$2.12 ฿68.6

-19.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.17 ₹271

$3.73 ฿121

-15.01%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.73 ₹62

$1.64 ฿53.2

-55.49%

White Bread (500g)

$0.47 ₹39.8

$1.57 ฿50.9

-70.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.74 ₹63.5

$1.19 ฿38.62

-37.82%

Eggs

$1.04 ₹89

$1.98 ฿64.1

-47.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.64 ₹483

$15.99 ฿517

-64.73%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.77 ₹237

$3.12 ฿101

-11.22%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.92 ₹164

$2.76 ฿89.2

-30.43%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 ₹47.22

$1.22 ฿39.5

-54.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.99 ₹84.6

$1.71 ฿55.4

-42.11%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.63 ₹54

$1.55 ฿50.2

-59.35%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 ₹33.73

$1.34 ฿43.21

-70.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.45 ₹38.72

$1.21 ฿39.23

-62.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.5 ₹42.96

$0.72 ฿23.2

-30.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹28.72

$0.53 ฿17.05

-35.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.72 ₹404

$4.72 ฿153

Wine (Bottle)

$8.91 ₹762

$18.39 ฿595

-51.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.11 ₹180

$1.79 ฿57.9

17.88%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.89 ₹332

$3.21 ฿104

21.18%

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

$4.28 ₹366

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₹18.7

$0.94 ฿30.44

-76.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$5.87 ₹502

$18.9 ฿612

-68.94%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.59 ₹50.5

$1.42 ฿46.08

-58.45%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.24 ₹20.62

$1.35 ฿43.53

-82.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 ₹127

$7.85 ฿254

-81.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹104

$1.25 ฿40.4

-3.20%

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

$11.7K ₹998.2K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-44.85%

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

$16.3K ₹1.4M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-25.33%

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

$33.03 ₹2,825

$70.6 ฿2,285

-53.22%

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

$3.71 ₹317

$13.72 ฿444

-72.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$8.79 ₹752

$17.56 ฿568

-49.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.81 ₹1,694

$41.64 ฿1,347

-52.43%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.75 ₹577

$6.9 ฿223

-2.17%

Cinema Ticket

$3.53 ₹302

$5.8 ฿188

-39.14%

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

$50.9 ₹4,356

$308 ฿9,963

-83.46%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,585 ₹135.6K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-89.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$20.91 ₹1,789

$55.4 ฿1,793

-62.26%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.68 ₹2,282

$26.4 ฿854

1.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$56.7 ₹4,850

$85.1 ฿2,755

-33.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.91 ₹3,071

$71.8 ฿2,323

-49.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 ₹13.7K

$434 ฿14K

-62.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$96.3 ₹8,235

$235 ฿7,610

-59.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$397 ₹34K

$821 ฿26.6K

-51.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$225 ₹19.2K

$498 ฿16.1K

-54.91%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,340 ₹114.6K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-38.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$614 ₹52.5K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-60.18%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$438 ₹37.5K

$703 ฿22.8K

-37.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.21

84.20%

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

Last update for Indore: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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