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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ipoh is 16.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 0.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ipoh is 9.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 2.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.57 MYR 10.43

$1.97 ฿62.0

30.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$19.04 MYR 77.3

$18.68 ฿587

1.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.73 MYR 15.15

$7.92 ฿249

-52.90%

Cappuccino

$2.31 MYR 9.40

$2.02 ฿63.7

14.36%

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

$0.72 MYR 2.91

$0.84 ฿26.45

-14.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.34 MYR 1.37

$0.35 ฿11.07

-2.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.56 MYR 14.46

$2.22 ฿69.9

60.36%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.39 MYR 17.82

$3.59 ฿113

22.28%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.64

$1.67 ฿52.4

12.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.99 MYR 4.04

$1.62 ฿51.1

-38.89%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MYR 5.30

$1.20 ฿37.83

9.17%

Eggs

$1.92 MYR 7.78

$1.93 ฿60.8

-0.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.12 MYR 53.3

$16.00 ฿503

-18.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.13 MYR 20.83

$3.16 ฿99.2

62.34%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.44 MYR 30.21

$10.93 ฿344

-31.93%

Apples (1kg)

$2.97 MYR 12.04

$2.67 ฿83.8

11.24%

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 MYR 7.06

$1.18 ฿36.99

47.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.05 MYR 12.39

$1.64 ฿51.5

85.98%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.10 MYR 8.54

$1.59 ฿49.83

32.08%

Potato (1kg)

$1.46 MYR 5.91

$1.32 ฿41.64

10.61%

Onion (1kg)

$1.41 MYR 5.73

$1.19 ฿37.49

18.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.59 MYR 6.44

$0.71 ฿22.20

123.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.87

$0.56 ฿17.75

-17.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.21 MYR 17.08

$4.64 ฿146

-9.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.15 MYR 69.6

$18.96 ฿596

-9.55%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.41 MYR 13.85

$1.77 ฿55.7

92.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.36 MYR 17.70

$3.20 ฿101

36.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 MYR 3.03

$0.90 ฿28.32

-16.67%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.74 MYR 47.68

$19.24 ฿605

-38.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.20 MYR 4.89

$1.36 ฿42.78

-11.76%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.15 MYR 4.65

$1.35 ฿42.37

-14.81%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.17 MYR 16.94

$8.15 ฿256

-48.83%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.02

$1.22 ฿38.43

-59.02%

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

$43.6K MYR 177.2K

$21.4K ฿671.8K

104.22%

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

$31.4K MYR 127.3K

$21.7K ฿683.8K

44.16%

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

$64.6 MYR 262

$70.3 ฿2,210

-8.05%

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

$9.46 MYR 38.41

$13.91 ฿437

-31.99%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.88 MYR 113

$18.00 ฿566

54.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.47 MYR 95.3

$41.78 ฿1,314

-43.82%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.04 MYR 24.51

$6.80 ฿214

-11.18%

Cinema Ticket

$3.04 MYR 12.35

$5.72 ฿180

-46.85%

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

$118 MYR 479

$308 ฿9,693

-61.76%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,317 MYR 9,405

$14.8K ฿465.7K

-84.36%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.3 MYR 241

$55.9 ฿1,756

6.18%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.12 MYR 110

$26.71 ฿840

1.54%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$73.9 MYR 300

$84.5 ฿2,658

-12.56%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.4 MYR 217

$70.8 ฿2,227

-24.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$392 MYR 1,591

$431 ฿13.5K

-9.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$271 MYR 1,099

$237 ฿7,439

14.39%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$637 MYR 2,586

$811 ฿25.5K

-21.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$470 MYR 1,909

$501 ฿15.7K

-6.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,202 ฿69.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,600 ฿50.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$979 MYR 3,973

$684 ฿21.5K

42.98%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.96

-20.80%

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

Last update for Ipoh: January 12, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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