Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Blair and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Port Blair and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Port Blair is 51.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 55.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Port Blair is 49.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 54.4% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.36 ₹202
$2.02 ฿65.3
16.83%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.63 ₹909
$18.78 ฿608
-43.40%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.8 ₹325
$7.67 ฿248
-50.46%
Cappuccino
$1.58 ₹135
$1.98 ฿64.2
-20.20%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.37 ₹31.83
$0.82 ฿26.64
-54.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 ₹12.69
$0.33 ฿10.58
-54.55%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.76 ₹151
$2.12 ฿68.6
-16.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.09 ₹264
$3.73 ฿121
-17.16%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.67 ₹57.2
$1.64 ฿53.2
-59.15%
White Bread (500g)
$0.48 ₹41.38
$1.57 ฿50.9
-69.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.68 ₹58
$1.19 ฿38.62
-42.86%
Eggs
$0.96 ₹82.2
$1.98 ฿64.1
-51.52%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.88 ₹417
$15.99 ฿517
-69.48%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.95 ₹253
$3.12 ฿101
-5.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.97 ₹168
$2.76 ฿89.2
-28.62%
Banana (1kg)
$0.73 ₹62.7
$1.22 ฿39.5
-40.16%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.92 ₹78.9
$1.71 ฿55.4
-46.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.5 ₹42.51
$1.55 ฿50.2
-67.74%
Potato (1kg)
$0.36 ₹30.52
$1.34 ฿43.21
-73.13%
Onion (1kg)
$0.42 ₹35.61
$1.21 ฿39.23
-65.29%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.46 ₹39.34
$0.72 ฿23.2
-36.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.32 ₹27.14
$0.53 ฿17.05
-39.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.05 ₹347
$4.72 ฿153
-14.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.76 ₹664
$18.39 ฿595
-57.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.78 ₹152
$1.79 ฿57.9
-0.56%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.89 ₹247
$3.21 ฿104
-9.97%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.04 ₹431
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.3 ₹25.84
$0.94 ฿30.44
-68.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.67 ₹742
$18.9 ฿612
-54.13%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.78 ₹66.6
$1.42 ฿46.08
-45.07%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.35 ฿43.53
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.43 ₹122
$7.85 ฿254
-81.78%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.17 ₹99.8
$1.25 ฿40.4
-6.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$14K ₹1.2M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-33.81%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.8K ₹1.9M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
-0.17%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$39.73 ₹3,398
$70.6 ฿2,285
-43.73%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.41 ₹291
$13.72 ฿444
-75.15%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$7.25 ₹620
$17.56 ฿568
-58.71%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.73 ₹1,345
$41.64 ฿1,347
-62.22%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.11 ₹608
$6.9 ฿223
3.04%
Cinema Ticket
$4.35 ₹372
$5.8 ฿188
-25.00%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$50.5 ₹4,321
$308 ฿9,963
-83.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,534 ₹131.2K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-89.56%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.38 ₹2,085
$55.4 ฿1,793
-55.99%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.52 ₹2,183
$26.4 ฿854
-3.33%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$42.77 ₹3,658
$85.1 ฿2,755
-49.76%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.23 ₹2,671
$71.8 ฿2,323
-56.49%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$95.6 ₹8,178
$434 ฿14K
-77.98%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$74.8 ₹6,393
$235 ฿7,610
-68.21%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$270 ₹23.1K
$821 ฿26.6K
-67.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$181 ₹15.5K
$498 ฿16.1K
-63.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,050 ₹89.8K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-51.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$601 ₹51.4K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-61.02%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Port Blair
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$693 ₹59.3K
$703 ฿22.8K
-1.45%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.67
5
73.40%

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Last update for Port Blair: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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