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

🙂 Solo nomad: Karak is 55% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 54.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Karak is 56.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 58% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$0.73 PKR 207

$2.02 ฿65.3

-63.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$6.86 PKR 1,939

$18.78 ฿608

-63.47%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.23 PKR 1,476

$7.67 ฿248

-31.81%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.74 PKR 209

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.95 PKR 1,115

Cappuccino

$0.54 PKR 153

$1.98 ฿64.2

-72.73%

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

$0.33 PKR 94.4

$0.82 ฿26.64

-59.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.8

$0.33 ฿10.58

-27.27%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$1.01 PKR 284

$1.64 ฿53.2

-38.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.54 PKR 153

$1.57 ฿50.9

-65.61%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 PKR 294

$1.19 ฿38.62

-12.61%

Eggs

$1.03 PKR 292

$1.98 ฿64.1

-47.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$1.79 PKR 505

$15.99 ฿517

-88.81%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.87 PKR 811

$3.12 ฿101

-8.01%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.14 PKR 1,168

$11.16 ฿361

-62.90%

Apples (1kg)

$0.69 PKR 196

$2.76 ฿89.2

-75.00%

Banana (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 153

$1.22 ฿39.5

-55.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.68 PKR 192

$1.71 ฿55.4

-60.23%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.6 PKR 169

$1.55 ฿50.2

-61.29%

Potato (1kg)

$0.41 PKR 116

$1.34 ฿43.21

-69.40%

Onion (1kg)

$0.54 PKR 151

$1.21 ฿39.23

-55.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.16 PKR 46.17

$0.72 ฿23.2

-77.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.24 PKR 67.5

$0.53 ฿17.05

-54.72%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.38 PKR 391

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 PKR 259

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.02 PKR 571

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.09 PKR 589

$4.72 ฿153

-55.72%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.39 ฿595

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿104

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.18 PKR 51.7

$0.94 ฿30.44

-80.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.2 PKR 2,032

$18.9 ฿612

-61.90%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.86 PKR 243

$1.42 ฿46.08

-39.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.44 PKR 123

$1.35 ฿43.53

-67.41%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.77 PKR 783

$7.85 ฿254

-64.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.99 PKR 278

$1.25 ฿40.4

-20.80%

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

$21.3K PKR 6M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

0.80%

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

$26.8K PKR 7.6M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

22.58%

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

$114 PKR 32.2K

$70.6 ฿2,285

61.56%

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

$5.43 PKR 1,534

$13.72 ฿444

-60.42%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19 PKR 5,365

$17.56 ฿568

8.20%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.56 PKR 3,548

$41.64 ฿1,347

-69.84%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6 PKR 1,696

$6.9 ฿223

-13.04%

Cinema Ticket

$4.19 PKR 1,183

$5.8 ฿188

-27.76%

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

$59.3 PKR 16.8K

$308 ฿9,963

-80.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,095 PKR 309.4K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-92.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$21.76 PKR 6,146

$55.4 ฿1,793

-60.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.79 PKR 7,850

$26.4 ฿854

5.27%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$90.1 PKR 25.4K

$85.1 ฿2,755

5.80%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.7 PKR 11.2K

$71.8 ฿2,323

-44.69%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$73.9 PKR 20.9K

$434 ฿14K

-82.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.2 PKR 14.5K

$235 ฿7,610

-78.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$164 PKR 46.2K

$821 ฿26.6K

-80.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$108 PKR 30.5K

$498 ฿16.1K

-78.35%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$535 PKR 151K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-75.47%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$494 PKR 139.5K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-67.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$703 ฿22.8K

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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