Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 14% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 29.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 27.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.97 ฿62.0

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.68 ฿587

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.92 ฿249

Cappuccino

$2.02 ฿63.7

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

$0.84 ฿26.45

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.35 ฿11.07

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.22 ฿69.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.59 ฿113

Milk (1 liter)

$2.20 JMD 347

$1.67 ฿52.4

31.74%

White Bread (500g)

$3.85 JMD 606

$1.62 ฿51.1

137.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.20 JMD 504

$1.20 ฿37.83

166.67%

Eggs

$3.45 JMD 543

$1.93 ฿60.8

78.76%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$16.00 ฿503

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.56 JMD 1,191

$3.16 ฿99.2

139.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.90 JMD 772

$10.93 ฿344

-55.17%

Apples (1kg)

$1.60 JMD 253

$2.67 ฿83.8

-40.07%

Banana (1kg)

$4.92 JMD 775

$1.18 ฿36.99

316.95%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.36 JMD 1,003

$1.64 ฿51.5

287.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 304

$1.59 ฿49.83

21.38%

Potato (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$1.32 ฿41.64

43.94%

Onion (1kg)

$1.90 JMD 299

$1.19 ฿37.49

59.66%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.17 JMD 500

$0.71 ฿22.20

346.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.80 JMD 440

$0.56 ฿17.75

400.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.64 ฿146

Wine (Bottle)

$18.96 ฿596

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.15 JMD 339

$1.77 ฿55.7

21.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.20 ฿101

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.83 JMD 131

$0.90 ฿28.32

-7.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.24 ฿605

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.36 ฿42.78

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿42.37

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$8.15 ฿256

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 212

$1.22 ฿38.43

9.84%

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

$21.4K ฿671.8K

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

$21.7K ฿683.8K

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

$70.3 ฿2,210

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

$42.86 JMD 6,754

$13.91 ฿437

208.12%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.64 JMD 6,246

$18.00 ฿566

120.22%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.78 ฿1,314

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.80 ฿214

Cinema Ticket

$5.72 ฿180

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

$310 JMD 48.9K

$308 ฿9,693

0.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.8K ฿465.7K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.88 JMD 2,502

$55.9 ฿1,756

-71.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.82 JMD 3,439

$26.71 ฿840

-18.31%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.41 JMD 6,524

$84.5 ฿2,658

-51.02%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.8 JMD 8,315

$70.8 ฿2,227

-25.50%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$172 JMD 27.1K

$431 ฿13.5K

-60.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$220 JMD 34.7K

$237 ฿7,439

-6.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$558 JMD 87.9K

$811 ฿25.5K

-31.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$443 JMD 69.8K

$501 ฿15.7K

-11.49%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,202 ฿69.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,600 ฿50.3K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$684 ฿21.5K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for May Pen: January 12, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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