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

🙂 Solo nomad: Panvel is 48.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 52.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Panvel is 37.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 49.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.84 ₹243
$2.02 ฿65.3
40.59%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$17.11 ₹1,463
$18.78 ฿608
-8.89%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.72 ₹404
$7.67 ฿248
-38.46%
Cappuccino
$1.99 ₹170
$1.98 ฿64.2
0.51%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 ₹37.23
$0.82 ฿26.64
-46.34%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.17 ₹14.84
$0.33 ฿10.58
-48.48%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.36 ₹202
$2.12 ฿68.6
11.32%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.43 ₹293
$3.73 ฿121
-8.04%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.71 ₹60.9
$1.64 ฿53.2
-56.71%
White Bread (500g)
$0.47 ₹39.99
$1.57 ฿50.9
-70.06%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.64 ₹54.6
$1.19 ฿38.62
-46.22%
Eggs
$0.94 ₹80.7
$1.98 ฿64.1
-52.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.94 ₹594
$15.99 ฿517
-56.60%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.23 ₹362
$3.12 ฿101
35.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.89 ₹162
$2.76 ฿89.2
-31.52%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹61.4
$1.22 ฿39.5
-40.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.15 ₹98.6
$1.71 ฿55.4
-32.75%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.58 ₹49.58
$1.55 ฿50.2
-62.58%
Potato (1kg)
$0.5 ₹42.61
$1.34 ฿43.21
-62.69%
Onion (1kg)
$0.5 ₹42.9
$1.21 ฿39.23
-58.68%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.44 ₹37.99
$0.72 ฿23.2
-38.89%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.37 ₹31.35
$0.53 ฿17.05
-30.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.08 ₹349
$4.72 ฿153
-13.56%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.42 ₹720
$18.39 ฿595
-54.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.96 ₹167
$1.79 ฿57.9
9.50%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3 ₹256
$3.21 ฿104
-6.54%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$6.72 ₹575
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ₹23.7
$0.94 ฿30.44
-70.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.74 ₹747
$18.9 ฿612
-53.76%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.48 ₹41.35
$1.42 ฿46.08
-66.20%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.35 ฿43.53
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.42 ₹122
$7.85 ฿254
-81.91%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 ₹107
$1.25 ฿40.4
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$15.2K ₹1.3M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-28.06%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$22.5K ₹1.9M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
3.06%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.74 ₹2,373
$70.6 ฿2,285
-60.71%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.77 ₹323
$13.72 ฿444
-72.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.06 ₹775
$17.56 ฿568
-48.41%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$13.65 ₹1,168
$41.64 ฿1,347
-67.22%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.21 ₹617
$6.9 ฿223
4.49%
Cinema Ticket
$4.71 ₹402
$5.8 ฿188
-18.79%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$94 ₹8,036
$308 ฿9,963
-69.48%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,408 ₹120.5K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-90.42%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.16 ₹1,895
$55.4 ฿1,793
-60.00%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.32 ₹1,567
$26.4 ฿854
-30.61%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.5 ₹4,322
$85.1 ฿2,755
-40.64%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$33.85 ₹2,895
$71.8 ฿2,323
-52.84%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$124 ₹10.6K
$434 ฿14K
-71.41%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$75.9 ₹6,491
$235 ฿7,610
-67.73%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$270 ₹23.1K
$821 ฿26.6K
-67.11%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$178 ₹15.2K
$498 ฿16.1K
-64.35%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,063 ₹90.9K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-51.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$595 ₹50.9K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-61.43%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Panvel
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$610 ₹52.2K
$703 ฿22.8K
-13.24%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.14
5
82.80%

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Last update for Panvel: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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