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

🙂 Solo nomad: Poipet is 19.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 45.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Poipet is 35.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 44.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.47 ៛9,883
$2.02 ฿65.3
22.28%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$19.88 ៛79.5K
$18.78 ฿608
5.86%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.06 ៛24.2K
$7.67 ฿248
-20.99%
Cappuccino
$1.62 ៛6,473
$1.98 ฿64.2
-18.18%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 ៛2,895
$0.82 ฿26.64
-12.20%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.48 ៛1,909
$0.33 ฿10.58
45.45%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.99 ៛3,943
$2.12 ฿68.6
-53.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.92 ៛7,671
$3.73 ฿121
-48.53%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.78 ៛7,139
$1.64 ฿53.2
8.54%
White Bread (500g)
$1.38 ៛5,525
$1.57 ฿50.9
-12.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.29 ៛5,147
$1.19 ฿38.62
8.40%
Eggs
$1.57 ៛6,285
$1.98 ฿64.1
-20.71%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$14.55 ៛58.2K
$15.99 ฿517
-9.01%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.56 ៛14.2K
$3.12 ฿101
14.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.45 ៛41.8K
$11.16 ฿361
-6.36%
Apples (1kg)
$3.69 ៛14.8K
$2.76 ฿89.2
33.70%
Banana (1kg)
$1.12 ៛4,467
$1.22 ฿39.5
-8.20%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.4 ៛13.6K
$1.71 ฿55.4
98.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.3 ៛5,203
$1.55 ฿50.2
-16.13%
Potato (1kg)
$1.3 ៛5,209
$1.34 ฿43.21
-2.99%
Onion (1kg)
$0.97 ៛3,877
$1.21 ฿39.23
-19.83%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.34 ៛5,372
$0.72 ฿23.2
86.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.7 ៛2,819
$0.53 ฿17.05
32.08%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.87 ៛7,463
$4.72 ฿153
-60.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.66 ៛26.6K
$18.39 ฿595
-63.78%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 ៛3,180
$1.79 ฿57.9
-55.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.97 ៛7,869
$3.21 ฿104
-38.63%
🚌 Getting Around
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.94 ฿30.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
-
$1.42 ฿46.08
-
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.02 ៛4,092
$1.35 ฿43.53
-24.44%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.15 ៛20.6K
$7.85 ฿254
-34.39%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.08 ៛4,302
$1.25 ฿40.4
-13.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
-
$21.8K ฿706.8K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$72.8 ៛291.1K
$70.6 ฿2,285
3.06%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$5.97 ៛23.9K
$13.72 ฿444
-56.49%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$19.68 ៛78.7K
$17.56 ฿568
12.07%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$41.64 ฿1,347
-
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$6.9 ฿223
-
Cinema Ticket
$6.61 ៛26.4K
$5.8 ฿188
13.97%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$404 ៛1.6M
$308 ฿9,963
31.10%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,959 ៛19.8M
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-66.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$34.38 ៛137.5K
$55.4 ฿1,793
-37.94%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$18.29 ៛73.1K
$26.4 ฿854
-30.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$55.7 ៛222.7K
$85.1 ฿2,755
-34.59%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$35.75 ៛143K
$71.8 ฿2,323
-50.20%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$434 ฿14K
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$235 ฿7,610
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
-
$821 ฿26.6K
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
-
$498 ฿16.1K
-
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Poipet
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$703 ฿22.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.2
5
84.00%

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Last update for Poipet: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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