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

😐 Solo nomad: Male is 32.2% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 77.1% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Male is 35.7% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 76.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.42 MVR 83.7

$2.03 ฿64.2

167.00%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.13 MVR 449

$18.59 ฿588

56.70%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.48 MVR 146

$7.48 ฿237

26.74%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.47 MVR 68.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 MVR 58.5

Cappuccino

$2.99 MVR 46.17

$2.00 ฿63.2

49.50%

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

$1.27 MVR 19.65

$0.85 ฿26.81

49.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.18

$0.35 ฿11.13

-22.86%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 ฿70.0

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.76 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$1.85 MVR 28.59

$1.72 ฿54.4

7.56%

White Bread (500g)

$1.54 MVR 23.78

$1.63 ฿51.7

-5.52%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.31 MVR 20.22

$1.16 ฿36.66

12.93%

Eggs

$1.80 MVR 27.78

$1.98 ฿62.6

-9.09%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.02 MVR 124

$15.93 ฿504

-49.65%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 MVR 94.6

$3.17 ฿100

93.38%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.99 MVR 139

$10.90 ฿345

-17.52%

Apples (1kg)

$3.98 MVR 61.4

$2.65 ฿83.7

50.19%

Banana (1kg)

$3.68 MVR 56.8

$1.22 ฿38.70

201.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.39 MVR 67.7

$1.70 ฿53.7

158.24%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.16 MVR 48.77

$1.59 ฿50.3

98.74%

Potato (1kg)

$1.57 MVR 24.19

$1.32 ฿41.90

18.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.23 MVR 18.92

$1.17 ฿36.99

5.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.12 MVR 48.21

$0.68 ฿21.46

358.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MVR 8.20

$0.56 ฿17.64

-5.36%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.22 MVR 189

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.71

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.52 MVR 162

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.31 MVR 128

$4.51 ฿143

84.26%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.07 ฿604

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿56.0

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 ฿101

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 MVR 10.30

$0.96 ฿30.47

-30.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.20 MVR 435

$18.90 ฿598

49.21%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.01 MVR 30.98

$1.36 ฿42.98

47.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.92 MVR 29.70

$1.35 ฿42.80

42.22%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.62 MVR 148

$8.03 ฿254

19.80%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 MVR 14.56

$1.24 ฿39.34

-24.19%

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

$32.6K MVR 503.2K

$21.2K ฿669.8K

54.10%

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

$33.9K MVR 522.5K

$21.8K ฿688.5K

55.65%

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

$107 MVR 1,653

$71.2 ฿2,255

50.34%

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

$41.45 MVR 640

$14.09 ฿446

194.18%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$77.9 MVR 1,202

$17.47 ฿553

345.85%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$81.2 MVR 1,253

$42.07 ฿1,332

93.08%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$43.50 MVR 671

$6.88 ฿218

532.27%

Cinema Ticket

$9.71 MVR 150

$5.94 ฿188

63.47%

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

$163 MVR 2,520

$307 ฿9,728

-46.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,581 MVR 55.3K

$14.8K ฿468.2K

-75.79%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.05 MVR 680

$55.7 ฿1,762

-20.87%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.1 MVR 881

$26.79 ฿848

113.03%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.8 MVR 1,369

$83.2 ฿2,634

6.65%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 MVR 830

$70.1 ฿2,219

-23.32%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$976 MVR 15.1K

$427 ฿13.5K

128.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$707 MVR 10.9K

$237 ฿7,504

198.09%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,665 MVR 25.7K

$802 ฿25.4K

107.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,414 MVR 21.8K

$503 ฿15.9K

180.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,222 MVR 34.3K

$2,061 ฿65.2K

7.83%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,927 MVR 29.7K

$1,533 ฿48.5K

25.73%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$856 MVR 13.2K

$654 ฿20.7K

30.99%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

148.00%

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

Last update for Male: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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