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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kampot is 33.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 34.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Kampot is 39.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 38.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
ðŸ― Eating Out
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.81 ៛11.2K
$2.02 āļŋ65.3
39.11%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$20.02 ៛80.1K
$18.78 āļŋ608
6.60%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.65 ៛22.6K
$7.67 āļŋ248
-26.34%
Cappuccino
$1.78 ៛7,130
$1.98 āļŋ64.2
-10.10%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 ៛2,930
$0.82 āļŋ26.64
-10.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.76 ៛3,048
$0.33 āļŋ10.58
130.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.4 ៛5,585
$2.12 āļŋ68.6
-33.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.46 ៛13.9K
$3.73 āļŋ121
-7.24%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.96 ៛7,844
$1.64 āļŋ53.2
19.51%
White Bread (500g)
$2.13 ៛8,520
$1.57 āļŋ50.9
35.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 ៛2,901
$1.19 āļŋ38.62
-38.66%
Eggs
$1.93 ៛7,718
$1.98 āļŋ64.1
-2.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
-
$15.99 āļŋ517
-
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.9 ៛23.6K
$3.12 āļŋ101
89.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.83 ៛35.3K
$11.16 āļŋ361
-20.88%
Apples (1kg)
$2.48 ៛9,909
$2.76 āļŋ89.2
-10.14%
Banana (1kg)
$1.08 ៛4,305
$1.22 āļŋ39.5
-11.48%
Oranges (1kg)
-
$1.71 āļŋ55.4
-
Tomato (1kg)
$1.22 ៛4,896
$1.55 āļŋ50.2
-21.29%
Potato (1kg)
$1.12 ៛4,475
$1.34 āļŋ43.21
-16.42%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 ៛4,716
$1.21 āļŋ39.23
-2.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.73 ៛2,930
$0.72 āļŋ23.2
1.39%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 ៛3,149
$0.53 āļŋ17.05
49.06%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.76 ៛7,047
$4.72 āļŋ153
-62.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.19 ៛40.8K
$18.39 āļŋ595
-44.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.27 ៛5,067
$1.79 āļŋ57.9
-29.05%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.11 ៛4,452
$3.21 āļŋ104
-65.42%
🚌 Getting Around
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$2.05 ៛8,194
$0.94 āļŋ30.44
118.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 āļŋ612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.42 āļŋ46.08
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.41 ៛1,647
$1.35 āļŋ43.53
-69.63%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$7.85 āļŋ254
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.36 ៛5,446
$1.25 āļŋ40.4
8.80%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$21.2K āļŋ684.9K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$21.8K āļŋ706.8K
-
ðŸ§ū Monthly Utilities & Internet
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$65.7 ៛262.7K
$70.6 āļŋ2,285
-6.98%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$4.93 ៛19.7K
$13.72 āļŋ444
-64.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.9 ៛127.6K
$17.56 āļŋ568
81.66%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.14 ៛60.5K
$41.64 āļŋ1,347
-63.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.09 ៛20.4K
$6.9 āļŋ223
-26.23%
Cinema Ticket
-
$5.8 āļŋ188
-
ðŸ§ļ Childcare & Education
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$96.5 ៛385.9K
$308 āļŋ9,963
-68.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$14.7K āļŋ475.8K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$55.4 āļŋ1,793
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$26.4 āļŋ854
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$85.1 āļŋ2,755
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$71.8 āļŋ2,323
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$253 ៛1M
$434 āļŋ14K
-41.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$193 ៛772K
$235 āļŋ7,610
-17.93%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$416 ៛1.7M
$821 āļŋ26.6K
-49.39%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$316 ៛1.3M
$498 āļŋ16.1K
-36.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,004 ៛4M
$2,180 āļŋ70.6K
-53.95%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$394 ៛1.6M
$1,543 āļŋ49.9K
-74.47%
ðŸ’ĩ Salaries & Financials
Kampot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$703 āļŋ22.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5
-

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Last update for Kampot: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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