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

🙂 Solo nomad: Madurai is 42.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 50.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Madurai is 43.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 46.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.7 ₹145

$2.02 ฿65.3

-15.84%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.41 ₹976

$18.78 ฿608

-39.24%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.12 ₹438

$7.67 ฿248

-33.25%

Cappuccino

$1.75 ₹150

$1.98 ฿64.2

-11.62%

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

$0.68 ₹58.5

$0.82 ฿26.64

-17.07%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.2 ₹17.09

$0.33 ฿10.58

-39.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.84 ₹158

$2.12 ฿68.6

-13.21%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.97 ₹254

$3.73 ฿121

-20.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.65 ₹55.5

$1.64 ฿53.2

-60.37%

White Bread (500g)

$0.56 ₹47.92

$1.57 ฿50.9

-64.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.8 ₹68.1

$1.19 ฿38.62

-32.77%

Eggs

$0.84 ₹72.2

$1.98 ฿64.1

-57.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.84 ₹585

$15.99 ฿517

-57.22%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.56 ₹305

$3.12 ฿101

14.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$3.29 ₹281

$2.76 ฿89.2

19.20%

Banana (1kg)

$0.86 ₹73.2

$1.22 ฿39.5

-29.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 ₹175

$1.71 ฿55.4

19.30%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.57 ₹48.47

$1.55 ฿50.2

-63.23%

Potato (1kg)

$0.79 ₹67.8

$1.34 ฿43.21

-41.04%

Onion (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70.2

$1.21 ฿39.23

-32.23%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.71 ₹60.4

$0.72 ฿23.2

-1.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 ₹45.73

$0.53 ฿17.05

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.5 ₹385

$4.72 ฿153

-4.66%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.44 ₹636

$18.39 ฿595

-59.54%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.34 ₹200

$1.79 ฿57.9

30.73%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.48 ₹383

$3.21 ฿104

39.56%

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

$6.8 ₹582

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₹18.7

$0.94 ฿30.44

-76.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.67 ₹998

$18.9 ฿612

-38.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.07 ₹91.7

$1.42 ฿46.08

-24.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.22 ₹18.73

$1.35 ฿43.53

-83.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.16 ₹99

$7.85 ฿254

-85.22%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.18 ₹101

$1.25 ฿40.4

-5.60%

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

$17.7K ₹1.5M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-16.34%

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

$22.9K ₹2M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

4.91%

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

$31.76 ₹2,717

$70.6 ฿2,285

-55.02%

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

$4.06 ₹348

$13.72 ฿444

-70.41%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.89 ₹675

$17.56 ฿568

-55.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.11 ₹1,463

$41.64 ฿1,347

-58.91%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$7.1 ₹607

$6.9 ฿223

2.90%

Cinema Ticket

$2.54 ₹218

$5.8 ฿188

-56.21%

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

$61.9 ₹5,294

$308 ฿9,963

-79.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,924 ₹164.5K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-86.92%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$26.05 ₹2,228

$55.4 ฿1,793

-52.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.57 ₹2,358

$26.4 ฿854

4.43%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.75 ₹4,170

$85.1 ฿2,755

-42.73%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$48.54 ₹4,152

$71.8 ฿2,323

-32.38%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$116 ₹9,911

$434 ฿14K

-73.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.9 ₹6,493

$235 ฿7,610

-67.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$321 ₹27.4K

$821 ฿26.6K

-60.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$204 ₹17.5K

$498 ฿16.1K

-58.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,841 ₹157.5K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-15.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$962 ₹82.3K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-37.64%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$403 ₹34.4K

$703 ฿22.8K

-42.77%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.8

96.00%

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

Last update for Madurai: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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