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

🙂 Solo nomad: Moga is 46% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 62.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Moga is 49.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 60.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.28 ₹195
$2.02 ฿65.3
12.87%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$9.25 ₹792
$18.78 ฿608
-50.75%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.15 ₹355
$7.67 ฿248
-45.89%
Cappuccino
$1.85 ₹158
$1.98 ฿64.2
-6.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.4 ₹34.18
$0.82 ฿26.64
-51.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.81
$0.33 ฿10.58
-48.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.7 ₹146
$2.12 ฿68.6
-19.81%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.9 ₹248
$3.73 ฿121
-22.25%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.75 ₹64.5
$1.64 ฿53.2
-54.27%
White Bread (500g)
$0.43 ₹36.67
$1.57 ฿50.9
-72.61%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.6 ₹51.4
$1.19 ฿38.62
-49.58%
Eggs
$0.88 ₹75.1
$1.98 ฿64.1
-55.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.77 ₹408
$15.99 ฿517
-70.17%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.77 ₹151
$3.12 ฿101
-43.27%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$0.69 ₹58.6
$2.76 ฿89.2
-75.00%
Banana (1kg)
$0.57 ₹48.46
$1.22 ฿39.5
-53.28%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.81 ₹69.3
$1.71 ฿55.4
-52.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.59 ₹50.6
$1.55 ฿50.2
-61.94%
Potato (1kg)
$0.36 ₹30.92
$1.34 ฿43.21
-73.13%
Onion (1kg)
$0.41 ₹35.13
$1.21 ฿39.23
-66.12%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.6 ₹51.4
$0.72 ฿23.2
-16.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 ₹23.75
$0.53 ฿17.05
-47.17%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.31 ₹369
$4.72 ฿153
-8.69%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.61 ₹480
$18.39 ฿595
-69.49%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.7 ₹146
$1.79 ฿57.9
-5.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.24 ₹192
$3.21 ฿104
-30.22%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$2.88 ₹246
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ₹23.9
$0.94 ฿30.44
-70.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.52 ₹729
$18.9 ฿612
-54.92%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.77 ₹65.9
$1.42 ฿46.08
-45.77%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.35 ฿43.53
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.02 ₹173
$7.85 ฿254
-74.27%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.13 ₹96.3
$1.25 ฿40.4
-9.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$12.7K ₹1.1M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-39.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.7K ₹1.7M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
-9.97%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.84 ₹2,980
$70.6 ฿2,285
-50.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.42 ₹293
$13.72 ฿444
-75.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.42 ₹635
$17.56 ฿568
-57.74%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.85 ₹1,356
$41.64 ฿1,347
-61.94%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.94 ₹594
$6.9 ฿223
0.58%
Cinema Ticket
$5.44 ₹466
$5.8 ฿188
-6.21%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$34.82 ₹2,978
$308 ฿9,963
-88.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$837 ₹71.6K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-94.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.69 ₹1,855
$55.4 ฿1,793
-60.85%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$28.59 ₹2,445
$26.4 ฿854
8.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$47.19 ₹4,036
$85.1 ฿2,755
-44.57%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$42.72 ₹3,654
$71.8 ฿2,323
-40.48%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$63.8 ₹5,454
$434 ฿14K
-85.31%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$31.92 ₹2,730
$235 ฿7,610
-86.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$139 ₹11.9K
$821 ฿26.6K
-83.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$97.3 ₹8,324
$498 ฿16.1K
-80.47%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$990 ₹84.7K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-54.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$561 ₹48K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-63.62%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Moga
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$224 ₹19.2K
$703 ฿22.8K
-68.13%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.25
5
65.00%

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Last update for Moga: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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