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

🙂 Solo nomad: Mohali is 53.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 51.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mohali is 43.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 48.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.97 ₹254

$2.02 ฿65.3

47.03%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.21 ₹1,215

$18.78 ฿608

-24.33%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.59 ₹307

$7.67 ฿248

-53.19%

Cappuccino

$1.91 ₹163

$1.98 ฿64.2

-3.54%

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

$0.42 ₹36.04

$0.82 ฿26.64

-48.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.18 ₹15.26

$0.33 ฿10.58

-45.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 ₹151

$2.12 ฿68.6

-16.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.89 ₹247

$3.73 ฿121

-22.52%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.77 ₹65.8

$1.64 ฿53.2

-53.05%

White Bread (500g)

$0.57 ₹48.84

$1.57 ฿50.9

-63.69%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.82 ₹70

$1.19 ฿38.62

-31.09%

Eggs

$1.1 ₹94.5

$1.98 ฿64.1

-44.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.29 ₹367

$15.99 ฿517

-73.17%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.41 ₹292

$3.12 ฿101

9.29%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2.03 ₹174

$2.76 ฿89.2

-26.45%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 ₹64.5

$1.22 ฿39.5

-38.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.94 ₹80.3

$1.71 ฿55.4

-45.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.53 ₹45.19

$1.55 ฿50.2

-65.81%

Potato (1kg)

$0.36 ₹30.9

$1.34 ฿43.21

-73.13%

Onion (1kg)

$0.32 ₹27.71

$1.21 ฿39.23

-73.55%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.45 ₹38.7

$0.72 ฿23.2

-37.50%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹29.14

$0.53 ฿17.05

-35.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.87 ₹331

$4.72 ฿153

-18.01%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.31 ₹968

$18.39 ฿595

-38.50%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.07 ₹177

$1.79 ฿57.9

15.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.1 ₹350

$3.21 ฿104

27.73%

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

$5.37 ₹459

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.57 ₹48.66

$0.94 ฿30.44

-39.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$5.78 ₹494

$18.9 ฿612

-69.42%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.69 ₹58.7

$1.42 ฿46.08

-51.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.32 ₹113

$7.85 ฿254

-83.18%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹103

$1.25 ฿40.4

-3.20%

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

$14.5K ₹1.2M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-31.48%

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

$24.3K ₹2.1M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

11.36%

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

$51.2 ₹4,376

$70.6 ฿2,285

-27.55%

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

$3.54 ₹303

$13.72 ฿444

-74.20%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.28 ₹537

$17.56 ฿568

-64.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$14.76 ₹1,263

$41.64 ฿1,347

-64.55%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.2 ₹1,471

$6.9 ฿223

149.28%

Cinema Ticket

$2.87 ₹245

$5.8 ฿188

-50.52%

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

$62 ₹5,303

$308 ฿9,963

-79.86%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,739 ₹148.8K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-88.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$24.22 ₹2,071

$55.4 ฿1,793

-56.28%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$27.27 ₹2,333

$26.4 ฿854

3.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$48.77 ₹4,171

$85.1 ฿2,755

-42.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$32.35 ₹2,767

$71.8 ฿2,323

-54.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$133 ₹11.4K

$434 ฿14K

-69.33%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$75.3 ₹6,440

$235 ฿7,610

-67.98%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$360 ₹30.8K

$821 ฿26.6K

-56.19%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$223 ₹19.1K

$498 ฿16.1K

-55.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$867 ₹74.2K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-60.21%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$463 ₹39.6K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-70.01%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$517 ₹44.2K

$703 ฿22.8K

-26.53%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.81

96.20%

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

Last update for Mohali: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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