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

🙂 Solo nomad: Panipat is 56.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 59.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Panipat is 58.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 52% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.22 ₹275
$2.02 ฿65.3
59.41%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.47 ₹724
$18.78 ฿608
-54.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.55 ₹304
$7.67 ฿248
-53.72%
Cappuccino
$2.11 ₹180
$1.98 ฿64.2
6.57%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 ₹27.24
$0.82 ฿26.64
-60.98%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.1 ₹8.86
$0.33 ฿10.58
-69.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.61 ₹138
$2.12 ฿68.6
-24.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.77 ₹151
$3.73 ฿121
-52.55%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.84 ₹71.7
$1.64 ฿53.2
-48.78%
White Bread (500g)
$0.62 ₹53.4
$1.57 ฿50.9
-60.51%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 ₹62.3
$1.19 ฿38.62
-38.66%
Eggs
$0.6 ₹51.6
$1.98 ฿64.1
-69.70%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.25 ₹364
$15.99 ฿517
-73.42%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.6 ₹137
$3.12 ฿101
-48.72%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.82 ₹155
$2.76 ฿89.2
-34.06%
Banana (1kg)
$0.65 ₹56
$1.22 ฿39.5
-46.72%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.75 ₹63.9
$1.71 ฿55.4
-56.14%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.63 ₹54
$1.55 ฿50.2
-59.35%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 ₹32.25
$1.34 ฿43.21
-71.64%
Onion (1kg)
$0.43 ₹36.86
$1.21 ฿39.23
-64.46%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.46 ₹39.01
$0.72 ฿23.2
-36.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.36 ₹30.81
$0.53 ฿17.05
-32.08%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.94 ₹166
$4.72 ฿153
-58.90%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.07 ₹348
$18.39 ฿595
-77.87%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.57 ₹134
$1.79 ฿57.9
-12.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.08 ₹178
$3.21 ฿104
-35.20%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$2.4 ₹205
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.96 ₹81.9
$0.94 ฿30.44
2.13%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.69 ₹1,000
$18.9 ฿612
-38.15%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.78 ₹66.7
$1.42 ฿46.08
-45.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.35 ฿43.53
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.02 ₹87.4
$7.85 ฿254
-87.01%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 ₹104
$1.25 ฿40.4
-2.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$9,285 ₹794.2K
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-56.13%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.9K ₹2M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
4.77%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$23.66 ₹2,023
$70.6 ฿2,285
-66.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.6 ₹308
$13.72 ฿444
-73.76%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.51 ₹471
$17.56 ฿568
-68.62%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.31 ₹1,224
$41.64 ฿1,347
-65.63%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.22 ₹1,387
$6.9 ฿223
135.07%
Cinema Ticket
$2.97 ₹254
$5.8 ฿188
-48.79%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$91.7 ₹7,841
$308 ฿9,963
-70.22%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,244 ₹191.9K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-84.74%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.04 ₹2,398
$55.4 ฿1,793
-49.39%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.47 ₹2,692
$26.4 ฿854
19.20%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$41.41 ₹3,542
$85.1 ฿2,755
-51.36%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$29.44 ₹2,518
$71.8 ฿2,323
-58.99%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$134 ₹11.4K
$434 ฿14K
-69.21%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$65.4 ₹5,597
$235 ฿7,610
-72.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$375 ₹32.1K
$821 ฿26.6K
-54.29%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$254 ₹21.7K
$498 ฿16.1K
-48.97%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,656 ₹141.6K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-24.04%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$961 ₹82.2K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-37.74%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Panipat
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$259 ₹22.1K
$703 ฿22.8K
-63.23%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.75
5
75.00%

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Last update for Panipat: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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