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

🙂 Solo nomad: Miraflores is 8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 23.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Miraflores is 7.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 30.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.26 PEN 15.38
$2.02 ฿65.3
110.89%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$33.31 PEN 120
$18.78 ฿608
77.37%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.1 PEN 18.44
$7.67 ฿248
-33.51%
Cappuccino
$2.57 PEN 9.29
$1.98 ฿64.2
29.80%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 PEN 3.59
$0.82 ฿26.64
20.73%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.66 PEN 2.38
$0.33 ฿10.58
100.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.16 PEN 7.79
$2.12 ฿68.6
1.89%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.91 PEN 14.13
$3.73 ฿121
4.83%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 PEN 4.65
$1.64 ฿53.2
-21.34%
White Bread (500g)
$1.12 PEN 4.06
$1.57 ฿50.9
-28.66%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.3 PEN 4.7
$1.19 ฿38.62
9.24%
Eggs
$2.86 PEN 10.35
$1.98 ฿64.1
44.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.87 PEN 28.43
$15.99 ฿517
-50.78%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.73 PEN 20.7
$3.12 ฿101
83.65%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.68 PEN 31.37
$11.16 ฿361
-22.22%
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 PEN 7.47
$2.76 ฿89.2
-25.00%
Banana (1kg)
$1.12 PEN 4.03
$1.22 ฿39.5
-8.20%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.14 PEN 4.11
$1.71 ฿55.4
-33.33%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.1 PEN 3.97
$1.55 ฿50.2
-29.03%
Potato (1kg)
$0.99 PEN 3.59
$1.34 ฿43.21
-26.12%
Onion (1kg)
$0.84 PEN 3.05
$1.21 ฿39.23
-30.58%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 PEN 3.05
$0.72 ฿23.2
16.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.58 PEN 2.11
$0.53 ฿17.05
9.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.69 PEN 20.56
$4.72 ฿153
20.55%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.94 PEN 32.3
$18.39 ฿595
-51.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.7 PEN 6.16
$1.79 ฿57.9
-5.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.79 PEN 10.09
$3.21 ฿104
-13.08%
🚌 Getting Around
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.27 PEN 0.96
$0.94 ฿30.44
-71.28%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.27 PEN 11.82
$1.42 ฿46.08
130.28%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.12 PEN 7.65
$1.35 ฿43.53
57.04%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.47 PEN 30.61
$7.85 ฿254
7.90%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.23 PEN 4.45
$1.25 ฿40.4
-1.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.4K PEN 70.1K
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-8.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$24.7K PEN 89.3K
$21.8K ฿706.8K
13.13%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$55.8 PEN 202
$70.6 ฿2,285
-20.92%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.4 PEN 30.34
$13.72 ฿444
-38.78%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.64 PEN 85.4
$17.56 ฿568
34.62%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$33.98 PEN 123
$41.64 ฿1,347
-18.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.9 ฿223
-
Cinema Ticket
$7.09 PEN 25.6
$5.8 ฿188
22.24%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$220 PEN 793
$308 ฿9,963
-28.70%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$7,871 PEN 28.4K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-46.47%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$50.2 PEN 181
$55.4 ฿1,793
-9.48%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.9 PEN 130
$26.4 ฿854
35.98%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$91.5 PEN 331
$85.1 ฿2,755
7.52%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$82 PEN 296
$71.8 ฿2,323
14.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$663 PEN 2,395
$434 ฿14K
52.70%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$504 PEN 1,820
$235 ฿7,610
114.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,628 PEN 5,883
$821 ฿26.6K
98.33%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$498 ฿16.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,514 PEN 9,084
$2,180 ฿70.6K
15.33%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Miraflores
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$703 ฿22.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.11
5
102.20%

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Last update for Miraflores: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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