Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between New Cairo and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: New Cairo is 30.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 20.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: New Cairo is 31.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 26.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.83 E£191
$2.02 ฿65.3
89.60%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$20.01 E£995
$18.78 ฿608
6.55%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.06 E£251
$7.67 ฿248
-34.03%
Cappuccino
$1.49 E£74.2
$1.98 ฿64.2
-24.75%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 E£17.95
$0.82 ฿26.64
-56.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 E£7.67
$0.33 ฿10.58
-54.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.4 E£69.4
$2.12 ฿68.6
-33.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.81 E£139
$3.73 ฿121
-24.66%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.95 E£47.35
$1.64 ฿53.2
-42.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.58 E£29.06
$1.57 ฿50.9
-63.06%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.72 E£35.81
$1.19 ฿38.62
-39.50%
Eggs
$1.52 E£75.6
$1.98 ฿64.1
-23.23%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4 E£199
$15.99 ฿517
-74.98%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.56 E£227
$3.12 ฿101
46.15%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.59 E£427
$11.16 ฿361
-23.03%
Apples (1kg)
$1.56 E£77.4
$2.76 ฿89.2
-43.48%
Banana (1kg)
$0.61 E£30.26
$1.22 ฿39.5
-50.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.5 E£25.04
$1.71 ฿55.4
-70.76%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.41 E£20.41
$1.55 ฿50.2
-73.55%
Potato (1kg)
$0.49 E£24.4
$1.34 ฿43.21
-63.43%
Onion (1kg)
$0.44 E£21.74
$1.21 ฿39.23
-63.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.24 E£11.97
$0.72 ฿23.2
-66.67%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.18 E£9.01
$0.53 ฿17.05
-66.04%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.97 E£97.9
$4.72 ฿153
-58.26%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.67 E£481
$18.39 ฿595
-47.42%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.32 E£65.6
$1.79 ฿57.9
-26.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.86 E£92.7
$3.21 ฿104
-42.06%
🚌 Getting Around
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 E£11.14
$0.94 ฿30.44
-76.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.39 E£19.33
$1.42 ฿46.08
-72.54%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.26
$1.35 ฿43.53
-78.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.96 E£97.3
$7.85 ฿254
-75.03%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.31 E£15.36
$1.25 ฿40.4
-75.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$35.1K E£1.7M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
65.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.7K E£1.6M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
49.63%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$25.45 E£1,265
$70.6 ฿2,285
-63.96%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.84 E£340
$13.72 ฿444
-50.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$11.3 E£562
$17.56 ฿568
-35.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$25.52 E£1,269
$41.64 ฿1,347
-38.71%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.65 E£331
$6.9 ฿223
-3.62%
Cinema Ticket
$3.51 E£175
$5.8 ฿188
-39.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$91.8 E£4,562
$308 ฿9,963
-70.20%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,980 E£98.5K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-86.53%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.08 E£1,595
$55.4 ฿1,793
-42.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$48.83 E£2,428
$26.4 ฿854
84.96%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$109 E£5,427
$85.1 ฿2,755
28.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$50.6 E£2,517
$71.8 ฿2,323
-29.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$338 E£16.8K
$434 ฿14K
-22.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$288 E£14.3K
$235 ฿7,610
22.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$508 E£25.3K
$821 ฿26.6K
-38.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$408 E£20.3K
$498 ฿16.1K
-18.14%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,036 E£51.5K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-52.48%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$776 E£38.6K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-49.71%
💵 Salaries & Financials
New Cairo
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$178 E£8,869
$703 ฿22.8K
-74.64%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.67
5
233.40%

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Last update for New Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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