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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ouargla is 30.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 29.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Ouargla is 0.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 27.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.25 DZD 425
$2.03 ฿64.6
60.10%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$23.35 DZD 3,056
$18.59 ฿593
25.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.90 DZD 510
$7.48 ฿238
-47.86%
Cappuccino
$0.77 DZD 101
$2.00 ฿63.7
-61.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.57 DZD 74.5
$0.85 ฿27.01
-32.94%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.21 DZD 27.41
$0.35 ฿11.21
-40.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.90 DZD 249
$2.21 ฿70.5
-14.03%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 DZD 305
$3.76 ฿120
-38.03%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 DZD 135
$1.72 ฿54.8
-40.12%
White Bread (500g)
$0.17 DZD 22.41
$1.63 ฿52.1
-89.57%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.55 DZD 203
$1.16 ฿36.93
33.62%
Eggs
$1.87 DZD 244
$1.98 ฿63.1
-5.56%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.25 DZD 1,211
$15.93 ฿508
-41.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.16 DZD 675
$3.17 ฿101
62.78%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$16.59 DZD 2,171
$10.90 ฿348
52.20%
Apples (1kg)
$3.10 DZD 405
$2.65 ฿84.3
16.98%
Banana (1kg)
$2.81 DZD 368
$1.22 ฿38.98
130.33%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.76 DZD 231
$1.70 ฿54.1
3.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.73 DZD 95.9
$1.59 ฿50.7
-54.09%
Potato (1kg)
$0.60 DZD 78.2
$1.32 ฿42.21
-54.55%
Onion (1kg)
$0.50 DZD 65.7
$1.17 ฿37.25
-57.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.66 DZD 86.1
$0.68 ฿21.61
-2.94%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.30 DZD 39.62
$0.56 ฿17.76
-46.43%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.79 DZD 366
$4.51 ฿144
-38.14%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$19.07 ฿608
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.34 DZD 175
$1.77 ฿56.4
-24.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.10 DZD 275
$3.18 ฿101
-33.96%
🚌 Getting Around
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.25 DZD 32.79
$0.96 ฿30.70
-73.96%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$17.57 DZD 2,300
$18.90 ฿602
-7.04%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.66 DZD 86.5
$1.36 ฿43.29
-51.47%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.34 DZD 43.87
$1.35 ฿43.11
-74.81%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.28 DZD 692
$8.03 ฿256
-34.25%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.37 DZD 47.95
$1.24 ฿39.62
-70.16%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$31.8K DZD 4.2M
$21.2K ฿674.7K
50.38%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.9K DZD 4.4M
$21.8K ฿693.5K
56.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.93 DZD 5,357
$71.2 ฿2,271
-42.55%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$9.58 DZD 1,254
$14.09 ฿449
-32.01%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$16.76 DZD 2,194
$17.47 ฿557
-4.06%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$23.47 DZD 3,072
$42.07 ฿1,341
-44.21%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.88 ฿219
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.50 DZD 720
$5.94 ฿189
-7.41%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$95.4 DZD 12.5K
$307 ฿9,799
-68.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,642 DZD 476.7K
$14.8K ฿471.6K
-75.38%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.39 DZD 4,763
$55.7 ฿1,775
-34.63%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.70 DZD 5,981
$26.79 ฿854
70.59%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.0 DZD 9,822
$83.2 ฿2,653
-9.83%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$78.0 DZD 10.2K
$70.1 ฿2,235
11.24%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$195 DZD 25.5K
$427 ฿13.6K
-54.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$115 DZD 15.0K
$237 ฿7,559
-51.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$272 DZD 35.6K
$802 ฿25.6K
-66.09%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$182 DZD 23.9K
$503 ฿16.0K
-63.75%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,061 ฿65.7K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,533 ฿48.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Ouargla
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$654 ฿20.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.42
5
8.40%

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Last update for Ouargla: March 3, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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