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

🙂 Solo nomad: Kanpur is 55% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 58.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Kanpur is 54.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.13 ₹182

$2.02 ฿65.3

5.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.5 ₹984

$18.78 ฿608

-38.76%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4 ₹342

$7.67 ฿248

-47.85%

Cappuccino

$1.55 ₹133

$1.98 ฿64.2

-21.72%

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

$0.29 ₹24.89

$0.82 ฿26.64

-64.63%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.12 ₹10.02

$0.33 ฿10.58

-63.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.49 ₹128

$2.12 ฿68.6

-29.72%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 ₹190

$3.73 ฿121

-40.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.72 ₹61.9

$1.64 ฿53.2

-56.10%

White Bread (500g)

$0.39 ₹33.7

$1.57 ฿50.9

-75.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.69 ₹59.3

$1.19 ฿38.62

-42.02%

Eggs

$1.01 ₹86.3

$1.98 ฿64.1

-48.99%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.39 ₹376

$15.99 ฿517

-72.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.8 ₹239

$3.12 ฿101

-10.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.56 ₹133

$2.76 ฿89.2

-43.48%

Banana (1kg)

$0.59 ₹50.3

$1.22 ฿39.5

-51.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.03 ₹88.5

$1.71 ฿55.4

-39.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.55 ₹46.96

$1.55 ฿50.2

-64.52%

Potato (1kg)

$0.26 ₹22.24

$1.34 ฿43.21

-80.60%

Onion (1kg)

$0.43 ₹36.36

$1.21 ฿39.23

-64.46%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 ₹59

$0.72 ฿23.2

-4.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.32 ₹27.11

$0.53 ฿17.05

-39.62%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.97 ₹339

$4.72 ฿153

-15.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.57 ₹562

$18.39 ฿595

-64.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.76 ₹150

$1.79 ฿57.9

-1.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.44 ₹294

$3.21 ฿104

7.17%

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

$5.53 ₹473

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.37 ₹31.37

$0.94 ฿30.44

-60.64%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.13 ₹609

$18.9 ฿612

-62.28%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.56 ₹48.29

$1.42 ฿46.08

-60.56%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 ₹23.72

$1.35 ฿43.53

-79.26%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.14 ₹97.7

$7.85 ฿254

-85.48%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.13 ₹96.8

$1.25 ฿40.4

-9.60%

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

$11.7K ₹1M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-44.62%

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

$16.7K ₹1.4M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-23.71%

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

$50 ₹4,278

$70.6 ฿2,285

-29.16%

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

$3.1 ₹265

$13.72 ฿444

-77.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.67 ₹485

$17.56 ฿568

-67.71%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.52 ₹1,242

$41.64 ฿1,347

-65.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.14 ₹611

$6.9 ฿223

3.48%

Cinema Ticket

$2.88 ₹247

$5.8 ฿188

-50.34%

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

$35.63 ₹3,047

$308 ฿9,963

-88.43%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,580 ₹135.2K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-89.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.16 ₹1,981

$55.4 ฿1,793

-58.19%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.15 ₹2,665

$26.4 ฿854

17.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.29 ₹3,446

$85.1 ฿2,755

-52.67%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$18.86 ₹1,613

$71.8 ฿2,323

-73.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 ₹9,891

$434 ฿14K

-73.36%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$64.9 ₹5,549

$235 ฿7,610

-72.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$242 ₹20.7K

$821 ฿26.6K

-70.54%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$145 ₹12.4K

$498 ฿16.1K

-70.80%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,179 ₹100.8K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-45.94%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$401 ₹34.3K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-74.04%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$319 ₹27.3K

$703 ฿22.8K

-54.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.49

69.80%

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

Last update for Kanpur: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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