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

🙂 Solo nomad: Khost is 93.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 94.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Khost is 93.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 93.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.02 ฿65.3

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.78 ฿608

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.67 ฿248

Cappuccino

$1.98 ฿64.2

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

$0.82 ฿26.64

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ฿10.58

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 ฿53.2

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 ฿50.9

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.19 ฿38.62

Eggs

$1.98 ฿64.1

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.99 ฿517

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.12 ฿101

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2.76 ฿89.2

Banana (1kg)

$1.22 ฿39.5

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ฿55.4

Tomato (1kg)

$1.55 ฿50.2

Potato (1kg)

$1.34 ฿43.21

Onion (1kg)

$1.21 ฿39.23

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.72 ฿23.2

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ฿17.05

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.84 ؋128

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.72 ฿153

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)

$0.44 ؋31

$0.94 ฿30.44

-53.19%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$17.46 ؋1,216

$18.9 ฿612

-7.62%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.7 ؋48.87

$1.42 ฿46.08

-50.70%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.65 ؋45.39

$1.35 ฿43.53

-51.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.19 ؋152

$7.85 ฿254

-72.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ؋82.2

$1.25 ฿40.4

-5.60%

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

$21.2K ฿684.9K

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

$21.8K ฿706.8K

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

$70.6 ฿2,285

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

$13.72 ฿444

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.56 ฿568

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$7.27 ؋507

$41.64 ฿1,347

-82.54%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.65 ؋394

$6.9 ฿223

-18.12%

Cinema Ticket

$2.79 ؋195

$5.8 ฿188

-51.90%

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

$308 ฿9,963

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿475.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.4 ฿1,793

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.4 ฿854

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.1 ฿2,755

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.8 ฿2,323

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$28.7 ؋1,999

$434 ฿14K

-93.39%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$14.59 ؋1,016

$235 ฿7,610

-93.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$72.6 ؋5,055

$821 ฿26.6K

-91.16%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$43.15 ؋3,006

$498 ฿16.1K

-91.34%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,180 ฿70.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$178 ؋12.4K

$703 ฿22.8K

-74.76%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

100.00%

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

Last update for Khost: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025