Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Cham and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Kampong Cham and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Kampong Cham is 19.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 33.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kampong Cham is 16% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 30% cheaper with rent.
Currency
ðŸ― Eating Out
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.52 ៛10.1K
$2.02 āļŋ65.3
24.75%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$24.14 ៛96.6K
$18.78 āļŋ608
28.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.8 ៛31.2K
$7.67 āļŋ248
1.69%
Cappuccino
$1.66 ៛6,656
$1.98 āļŋ64.2
-16.16%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ៛2,884
$0.82 āļŋ26.64
-12.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 ៛1,920
$0.33 āļŋ10.58
45.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.02 ៛4,084
$2.12 āļŋ68.6
-51.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 ៛7,467
$3.73 āļŋ121
-49.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.75 ៛6,995
$1.64 āļŋ53.2
6.71%
White Bread (500g)
$1.43 ៛5,729
$1.57 āļŋ50.9
-8.92%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.78 ៛3,106
$1.19 āļŋ38.62
-34.45%
Eggs
$1.61 ៛6,456
$1.98 āļŋ64.1
-18.69%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.66 ៛58.6K
$15.99 āļŋ517
-8.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.52 ៛14.1K
$3.12 āļŋ101
12.82%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.02 ៛36.1K
$11.16 āļŋ361
-19.18%
Apples (1kg)
$2.03 ៛8,120
$2.76 āļŋ89.2
-26.45%
Banana (1kg)
$0.78 ៛3,108
$1.22 āļŋ39.5
-36.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.07 ៛12.3K
$1.71 āļŋ55.4
79.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.98 ៛3,928
$1.55 āļŋ50.2
-36.77%
Potato (1kg)
$1.28 ៛5,114
$1.34 āļŋ43.21
-4.48%
Onion (1kg)
$0.89 ៛3,576
$1.21 āļŋ39.23
-26.45%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.3 ៛5,180
$0.72 āļŋ23.2
80.56%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.61 ៛2,441
$0.53 āļŋ17.05
15.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.26 ៛5,042
$4.72 āļŋ153
-73.31%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.59 ៛26.4K
$18.39 āļŋ595
-64.17%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.53 ៛2,119
$1.79 āļŋ57.9
-70.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.98 ៛7,939
$3.21 āļŋ104
-38.32%
🚌 Getting Around
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.94 āļŋ30.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 āļŋ612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.42 āļŋ46.08
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.79 ៛3,147
$1.35 āļŋ43.53
-41.48%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.02 ៛20.1K
$7.85 āļŋ254
-36.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.07 ៛4,280
$1.25 āļŋ40.4
-14.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.5K ៛141.9M
$21.2K āļŋ684.9K
67.61%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$39.8K ៛159.1M
$21.8K āļŋ706.8K
82.09%
ðŸ§ū Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$74.5 ៛297.9K
$70.6 āļŋ2,285
5.47%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.13 ៛24.5K
$13.72 āļŋ444
-55.32%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.68 ៛78.7K
$17.56 āļŋ568
12.07%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$9.82 ៛39.3K
$41.64 āļŋ1,347
-76.42%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.9 āļŋ223
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.42 ៛25.7K
$5.8 āļŋ188
10.69%
ðŸ§ļ Childcare & Education
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$396 ៛1.6M
$308 āļŋ9,963
28.51%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,539 ៛10.2M
$14.7K āļŋ475.8K
-82.73%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$10.09 ៛40.3K
$55.4 āļŋ1,793
-81.79%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.12 ៛72.5K
$26.4 āļŋ854
-31.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$54.8 ៛219.3K
$85.1 āļŋ2,755
-35.60%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$36.08 ៛144.3K
$71.8 āļŋ2,323
-49.74%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$393 ៛1.6M
$434 āļŋ14K
-9.51%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$127 ៛506.7K
$235 āļŋ7,610
-46.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$551 ៛2.2M
$821 āļŋ26.6K
-32.86%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$301 ៛1.2M
$498 āļŋ16.1K
-39.62%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,180 āļŋ70.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 āļŋ49.9K
-
ðŸ’ĩ Salaries & Financials
Kampong Cham
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$703 āļŋ22.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
18
5
260.00%

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Last update for Kampong Cham: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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