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

😐 Solo nomad: Male is 30% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 75% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Male is 32.3% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 78.7% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.26 MVR 81.3

$2.01 ฿64.4

161.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.30 MVR 453

$18.23 ฿583

60.72%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.72 MVR 150

$7.65 ฿244

27.06%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.65 MVR 71.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 MVR 56.6

Cappuccino

$2.90 MVR 44.86

$1.92 ฿61.3

51.04%

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

$1.31 MVR 20.30

$0.84 ฿26.90

55.95%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.21

$0.36 ฿11.39

-25.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.19 ฿70.0

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.79 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$1.80 MVR 27.80

$1.64 ฿52.4

9.76%

White Bread (500g)

$1.62 MVR 25.00

$1.62 ฿51.8

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.30 MVR 20.10

$1.15 ฿36.88

13.04%

Eggs

$1.72 MVR 26.50

$1.94 ฿62.0

-11.34%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.98 MVR 123

$15.94 ฿510

-49.94%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$6.13 MVR 94.7

$3.10 ฿99.2

97.74%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$8.92 MVR 138

$11.07 ฿354

-19.42%

Apples (1kg)

$3.94 MVR 60.9

$2.71 ฿86.5

45.39%

Banana (1kg)

$3.69 MVR 57.0

$1.18 ฿37.69

212.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$4.19 MVR 64.7

$1.71 ฿54.5

145.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.30 MVR 51.1

$1.61 ฿51.3

104.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.51 MVR 23.33

$1.39 ฿44.53

8.63%

Onion (1kg)

$1.22 MVR 18.89

$1.15 ฿36.70

6.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.19 MVR 49.29

$0.71 ฿22.76

349.30%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.53 MVR 8.25

$0.55 ฿17.60

-3.64%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.51 MVR 193

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.64

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.22 MVR 158

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.18 MVR 126

$4.57 ฿146

78.99%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.87 ฿603

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.82 ฿58.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿103

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.67 MVR 10.31

$0.88 ฿28.16

-23.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$28.29 MVR 437

$18.89 ฿604

49.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.98 MVR 30.62

$1.41 ฿45.17

40.43%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.93 MVR 29.84

$1.30 ฿41.59

48.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$9.78 MVR 151

$8.20 ฿262

19.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.89 MVR 13.75

$1.23 ฿39.18

-27.64%

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

$32.2K MVR 497.7K

$21.2K ฿677.0K

52.13%

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

$34.3K MVR 530.3K

$22.3K ฿713.3K

53.83%

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

$106 MVR 1,636

$69.9 ฿2,234

51.58%

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

$40.89 MVR 632

$14.07 ฿450

190.62%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$76.1 MVR 1,176

$17.70 ฿566

329.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$79.9 MVR 1,234

$41.41 ฿1,324

92.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$42.44 MVR 656

$6.69 ฿214

534.38%

Cinema Ticket

$9.93 MVR 153

$5.74 ฿184

73.00%

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

$164 MVR 2,537

$299 ฿9,566

-45.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,561 MVR 55.0K

$15.0K ฿479.8K

-76.28%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$44.64 MVR 690

$54.8 ฿1,753

-18.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.5 MVR 889

$26.35 ฿842

118.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$88.3 MVR 1,364

$84.7 ฿2,706

4.28%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.6 MVR 828

$69.7 ฿2,229

-23.19%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$958 MVR 14.8K

$427 ฿13.6K

124.35%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$700 MVR 10.8K

$241 ฿7,697

190.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,674 MVR 25.9K

$811 ฿25.9K

106.49%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,420 MVR 21.9K

$498 ฿15.9K

185.01%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,263 MVR 35.0K

$2,022 ฿64.7K

11.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,868 MVR 28.9K

$1,524 ฿48.7K

22.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$857 MVR 13.2K

$639 ฿20.4K

34.02%

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: April 12, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: April 13, 2026

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