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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mangalore is 42.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 44.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mangalore is 43.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 46.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.55 ₹218

$2.02 ฿65.3

26.24%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.61 ₹1,078

$18.78 ฿608

-32.85%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.09 ₹350

$7.67 ฿248

-46.68%

Cappuccino

$2.07 ₹177

$1.98 ฿64.2

4.55%

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

$0.48 ₹41.08

$0.82 ฿26.64

-41.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.19 ₹15.89

$0.33 ฿10.58

-42.42%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 ₹204

$2.12 ฿68.6

12.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.95 ₹252

$3.73 ฿121

-20.91%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.53 ₹45.09

$1.64 ฿53.2

-67.68%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 ₹39.33

$1.57 ฿50.9

-70.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.66 ₹56.7

$1.19 ฿38.62

-44.54%

Eggs

$0.98 ₹83.6

$1.98 ฿64.1

-50.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.14 ₹354

$15.99 ฿517

-74.11%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.84 ₹243

$3.12 ฿101

-8.97%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.91 ₹164

$2.76 ฿89.2

-30.80%

Banana (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70.1

$1.22 ฿39.5

-32.79%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.07 ₹91.1

$1.71 ฿55.4

-37.43%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.42 ₹36.32

$1.55 ฿50.2

-72.90%

Potato (1kg)

$0.49 ₹41.94

$1.34 ฿43.21

-63.43%

Onion (1kg)

$0.42 ₹36.28

$1.21 ฿39.23

-65.29%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.92 ₹78.5

$0.72 ฿23.2

27.78%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹28.01

$0.53 ฿17.05

-37.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.11 ₹266

$4.72 ฿153

-34.11%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.43 ₹293

$18.39 ฿595

-81.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.6 ₹137

$1.79 ฿57.9

-10.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.28 ₹366

$3.21 ฿104

33.33%

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

$4.35 ₹372

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.76

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$34.93 ₹2,988

$18.9 ฿612

84.81%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 ₹48.39

$1.42 ฿46.08

-59.86%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.41 ₹35.1

$1.35 ฿43.53

-69.63%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$0.55 ₹47.36

$7.85 ฿254

-92.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹100

$1.25 ฿40.4

-6.40%

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

$11.6K ₹991.6K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-45.22%

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

$17.8K ₹1.5M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-18.31%

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

$32.57 ₹2,786

$70.6 ฿2,285

-53.87%

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

$4.88 ₹417

$13.72 ฿444

-64.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.51 ₹642

$17.56 ฿568

-57.23%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.84 ₹1,526

$41.64 ฿1,347

-57.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$4 ₹342

$6.9 ฿223

-42.03%

Cinema Ticket

$2.85 ₹244

$5.8 ฿188

-50.86%

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

$60.3 ₹5,161

$308 ฿9,963

-80.40%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$927 ₹79.3K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-93.70%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$32.53 ₹2,782

$55.4 ฿1,793

-41.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.51 ₹2,609

$26.4 ฿854

15.57%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.44 ₹4,229

$85.1 ฿2,755

-41.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.68 ₹3,137

$71.8 ฿2,323

-48.90%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$197 ₹16.8K

$434 ฿14K

-54.74%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$146 ₹12.5K

$235 ฿7,610

-37.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$364 ₹31.2K

$821 ฿26.6K

-55.62%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$237 ₹20.3K

$498 ฿16.1K

-52.45%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$607 ₹51.9K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-72.15%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$455 ₹38.9K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-70.52%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$214 ₹18.3K

$703 ฿22.8K

-69.59%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.69

53.80%

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

Last update for Mangalore: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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