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

🙂 Solo nomad: Porlamar is 14% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 25% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Porlamar is 12.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 34.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.38 VES 438
$2.02 ฿65.3
116.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.3 VES 4,934
$18.78 ฿608
162.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.12 VES 813
$7.67 ฿248
5.87%
Cappuccino
$1.47 VES 147
$1.98 ฿64.2
-25.76%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.63 VES 163
$0.82 ฿26.64
98.78%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.73 VES 73.4
$0.33 ฿10.58
121.21%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.39 VES 139
$2.12 ฿68.6
-34.43%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.2 VES 220
$3.73 ฿121
-41.02%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.69 VES 169
$1.64 ฿53.2
3.05%
White Bread (500g)
$1.52 VES 152
$1.57 ฿50.9
-3.18%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 VES 118
$1.19 ฿38.62
-1.68%
Eggs
$2.01 VES 202
$1.98 ฿64.1
1.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.87 VES 588
$15.99 ฿517
-63.29%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.45 VES 646
$3.12 ฿101
106.73%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$7.52 VES 752
$11.16 ฿361
-32.62%
Apples (1kg)
$4.34 VES 434
$2.76 ฿89.2
57.25%
Banana (1kg)
$1.72 VES 172
$1.22 ฿39.5
40.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.53 VES 153
$1.71 ฿55.4
-10.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.7 VES 170
$1.55 ฿50.2
9.68%
Potato (1kg)
$1.63 VES 164
$1.34 ฿43.21
21.64%
Onion (1kg)
$1.57 VES 157
$1.21 ฿39.23
29.75%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.82 VES 182
$0.72 ฿23.2
152.78%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.97 VES 97.4
$0.53 ฿17.05
83.02%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$3.08 VES 309
$4.72 ฿153
-34.75%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.48 VES 648
$18.39 ฿595
-64.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 VES 78.9
$1.79 ฿57.9
-55.87%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.57 VES 157
$3.21 ฿104
-51.09%
🚌 Getting Around
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 VES 45.01
$0.94 ฿30.44
-52.13%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.95 VES 496
$1.42 ฿46.08
248.59%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.95 VES 295
$1.35 ฿43.53
118.52%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$7.85 ฿254
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.52 VES 52.4
$1.25 ฿40.4
-58.40%
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
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$29.58 VES 2,961
$70.6 ฿2,285
-58.11%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.16 VES 1,017
$13.72 ฿444
-25.95%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.2 VES 3,524
$17.56 ฿568
100.46%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.7 VES 5,073
$41.64 ฿1,347
21.73%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.17 VES 1,018
$6.9 ฿223
47.39%
Cinema Ticket
$2.93 VES 293
$5.8 ฿188
-49.48%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
-
$308 ฿9,963
-
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
-
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
-
$55.4 ฿1,793
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
-
$26.4 ฿854
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
-
$85.1 ฿2,755
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
-
$71.8 ฿2,323
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$201 VES 20.1K
$434 ฿14K
-53.80%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$203 VES 20.3K
$235 ฿7,610
-13.87%
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)
$392 VES 39.2K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-82.02%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$148 VES 14.8K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-90.42%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Porlamar
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$213 VES 21.3K
$703 ฿22.8K
-69.76%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5
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Last update for Porlamar: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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