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 19.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 27.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 34.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 26.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.02 ฿65.3

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.78 ฿608

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.67 ฿248

Cappuccino

$1.98 ฿64.2

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

$0.82 ฿26.64

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ฿10.58

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$2.13 JMD 339

$1.64 ฿53.2

29.88%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 585

$1.57 ฿50.9

133.76%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.22 JMD 512

$1.19 ฿38.62

170.59%

Eggs

$3.44 JMD 548

$1.98 ฿64.1

73.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.99 ฿517

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.33 JMD 1,167

$3.12 ฿101

134.94%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.09 JMD 810

$11.16 ฿361

-54.39%

Apples (1kg)

$1.55 JMD 247

$2.76 ฿89.2

-43.84%

Banana (1kg)

$4.91 JMD 782

$1.22 ฿39.5

302.46%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.23 JMD 991

$1.71 ฿55.4

264.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.9 JMD 303

$1.55 ฿50.2

22.58%

Potato (1kg)

$1.92 JMD 306

$1.34 ฿43.21

43.28%

Onion (1kg)

$1.83 JMD 291

$1.21 ฿39.23

51.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.2 JMD 510

$0.72 ฿23.2

344.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.78 JMD 442

$0.53 ฿17.05

424.53%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.72 ฿153

Wine (Bottle)

$18.39 ฿595

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.18 JMD 347

$1.79 ฿57.9

21.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿104

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.88 JMD 140

$0.94 ฿30.44

-6.38%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ฿46.08

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 ฿254

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.34 JMD 214

$1.25 ฿40.4

7.20%

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

$21.2K ฿684.9K

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

$21.8K ฿706.8K

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

$70.6 ฿2,285

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

$41.99 JMD 6,684

$13.72 ฿444

206.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.75 JMD 6,328

$17.56 ฿568

126.37%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.64 ฿1,347

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$5.8 ฿188

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

$314 JMD 50K

$308 ฿9,963

2.09%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿475.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.94 JMD 2,537

$55.4 ฿1,793

-71.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.22 JMD 3,537

$26.4 ฿854

-15.83%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.23 JMD 6,404

$85.1 ฿2,755

-52.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.5 JMD 8,511

$71.8 ฿2,323

-25.52%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$174 JMD 27.7K

$434 ฿14K

-59.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$221 JMD 35.3K

$235 ฿7,610

-5.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$559 JMD 89K

$821 ฿26.6K

-31.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$434 JMD 69K

$498 ฿16.1K

-12.95%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,180 ฿70.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$703 ฿22.8K

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: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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