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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kalasin is 11.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 5.8% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kalasin is 1.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 13.1% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.14 ฿102

$2.02 ฿65.3

55.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.35 ฿885

$18.78 ฿608

45.63%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.31 ฿269

$7.67 ฿248

8.34%

Cappuccino

$2.07 ฿67

$1.98 ฿64.2

4.55%

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

$0.68 ฿21.92

$0.82 ฿26.64

-17.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.37 ฿12.08

$0.33 ฿10.58

12.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.41 ฿78.1

$2.12 ฿68.6

13.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿116

$3.73 ฿121

-3.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.76 ฿57.1

$1.64 ฿53.2

7.32%

White Bread (500g)

$1.18 ฿38.15

$1.57 ฿50.9

-24.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.32 ฿42.81

$1.19 ฿38.62

10.92%

Eggs

$2.24 ฿72.7

$1.98 ฿64.1

13.13%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.34 ฿593

$15.99 ฿517

14.70%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.04 ฿98.5

$3.12 ฿101

-2.56%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$10.76 ฿348

$11.16 ฿361

-3.58%

Apples (1kg)

$3.16 ฿102

$2.76 ฿89.2

14.49%

Banana (1kg)

$1.21 ฿39.27

$1.22 ฿39.5

-0.82%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 ฿64

$1.71 ฿55.4

15.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 ฿49.09

$1.55 ฿50.2

-1.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.53 ฿49.36

$1.34 ฿43.21

14.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.2 ฿38.94

$1.21 ฿39.23

-0.83%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.98 ฿31.8

$0.72 ฿23.2

36.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ฿16.71

$0.53 ฿17.05

-1.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.31 ฿140

$4.72 ฿153

-8.69%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.57 ฿569

$18.39 ฿595

-4.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.75 ฿89.1

$3.21 ฿104

-14.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 ฿28.46

$0.94 ฿30.44

-6.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.06 ฿34.31

$1.42 ฿46.08

-25.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.16 ฿37.53

$1.35 ฿43.53

-14.07%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.31 ฿204

$7.85 ฿254

-19.62%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.29 ฿41.69

$1.25 ฿40.4

3.20%

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

$27.2K ฿881.5K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

28.71%

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

$27.1K ฿875.5K

$21.8K ฿706.8K

23.87%

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

$77.1 ฿2,495

$70.6 ฿2,285

9.21%

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

$13.53 ฿438

$13.72 ฿444

-1.38%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.4 ฿595

$17.56 ฿568

4.78%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.64 ฿1,574

$41.64 ฿1,347

16.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.08 ฿391

$6.9 ฿223

75.07%

Cinema Ticket

$7.02 ฿227

$5.8 ฿188

21.03%

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

$300 ฿9,695

$308 ฿9,963

-2.69%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,498 ฿307.4K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-35.40%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.93 ฿1,098

$55.4 ฿1,793

-38.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.17 ฿1,138

$26.4 ฿854

33.22%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.4 ฿3,185

$85.1 ฿2,755

15.62%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.9 ฿2,262

$71.8 ฿2,323

-2.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$415 ฿13.4K

$434 ฿14K

-4.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$282 ฿9,128

$235 ฿7,610

19.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$801 ฿25.9K

$821 ฿26.6K

-2.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$656 ฿21.2K

$498 ฿16.1K

31.58%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,391 ฿77.4K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

9.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,031 ฿65.7K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

31.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$375 ฿12.1K

$703 ฿22.8K

-46.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.45

9.00%

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

Last update for Kalasin: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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