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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karak is 50.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karak is 51.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$0.70 PKR 197

$1.97 ฿62.0

-64.47%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$6.93 PKR 1,954

$18.68 ฿587

-62.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.15 PKR 1,453

$7.92 ฿249

-34.97%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.68 PKR 191

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.78 PKR 1,067

Cappuccino

$0.52 PKR 146

$2.02 ฿63.7

-74.26%

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

$0.34 PKR 95.0

$0.84 ฿26.45

-59.52%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.9

$0.35 ฿11.07

-31.43%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 ฿69.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿113

Milk (1 liter)

$0.95 PKR 268

$1.67 ฿52.4

-43.11%

White Bread (500g)

$0.51 PKR 144

$1.62 ฿51.1

-68.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.09 PKR 306

$1.20 ฿37.83

-9.17%

Eggs

$1.03 PKR 290

$1.93 ฿60.8

-46.63%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$1.78 PKR 503

$16.00 ฿503

-88.88%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.81 PKR 793

$3.16 ฿99.2

-11.08%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.28 PKR 1,207

$10.93 ฿344

-60.84%

Apples (1kg)

$0.69 PKR 194

$2.67 ฿83.8

-74.16%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.18 ฿36.99

-53.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.69 PKR 194

$1.64 ฿51.5

-57.93%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.60 PKR 169

$1.59 ฿49.83

-62.26%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 PKR 108

$1.32 ฿41.64

-71.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.56 PKR 158

$1.19 ฿37.49

-52.94%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.16 PKR 45.87

$0.71 ฿22.20

-77.46%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.26 PKR 73.5

$0.56 ฿17.75

-53.57%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.99 PKR 561

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.88 PKR 248

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 PKR 559

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.08 PKR 587

$4.64 ฿146

-55.17%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.96 ฿596

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿55.7

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ฿101

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.16 PKR 44.36

$0.90 ฿28.32

-82.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.02 PKR 1,979

$19.24 ฿605

-63.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.91 PKR 257

$1.36 ฿42.78

-33.09%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 124

$1.35 ฿42.37

-67.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.79 PKR 787

$8.15 ฿256

-65.77%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.98 PKR 277

$1.22 ฿38.43

-19.67%

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

$21.4K PKR 6.0M

$21.4K ฿671.8K

-0.04%

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

$25.8K PKR 7.3M

$21.7K ฿683.8K

18.57%

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

$114 PKR 32.2K

$70.3 ฿2,210

62.62%

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

$5.63 PKR 1,587

$13.91 ฿437

-59.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.01 PKR 5,361

$18.00 ฿566

5.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.20 PKR 3,441

$41.78 ฿1,314

-70.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.05 PKR 1,705

$6.80 ฿214

-11.03%

Cinema Ticket

$4.22 PKR 1,190

$5.72 ฿180

-26.22%

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

$60.7 PKR 17.1K

$308 ฿9,693

-80.31%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,094 PKR 308.6K

$14.8K ฿465.7K

-92.61%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.09 PKR 5,947

$55.9 ฿1,756

-62.24%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.86 PKR 7,857

$26.71 ฿840

4.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$87.4 PKR 24.7K

$84.5 ฿2,658

3.43%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$40.48 PKR 11.4K

$70.8 ฿2,227

-42.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$76.4 PKR 21.6K

$431 ฿13.5K

-82.25%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.7 PKR 14.9K

$237 ฿7,439

-77.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$166 PKR 46.9K

$811 ฿25.5K

-79.50%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$105 PKR 29.5K

$501 ฿15.7K

-79.10%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$836 PKR 235.7K

$2,202 ฿69.2K

-62.05%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$630 PKR 177.6K

$1,600 ฿50.3K

-60.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$684 ฿21.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.2

304.00%

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

Last update for Karak: January 13, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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