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

🙂 Solo nomad: Port Sudan is 49.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 25.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Port Sudan is 50% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 9.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
-
$2.02 ฿65.3
-
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
-
$18.78 ฿608
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Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
-
$7.67 ฿248
-
Cappuccino
-
$1.98 ฿64.2
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Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.82 ฿26.64
-
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
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$0.33 ฿10.58
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
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$2.12 ฿68.6
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.73 ฿121
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🛒 Groceries & Markets
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.26 SDG 756
$1.64 ฿53.2
-23.17%
White Bread (500g)
$0.82 SDG 490
$1.57 ฿50.9
-47.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 SDG 435
$1.19 ฿38.62
-38.66%
Eggs
$3.04 SDG 1,820
$1.98 ฿64.1
53.54%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$6.73 SDG 4,032
$15.99 ฿517
-57.91%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$16.46 SDG 9,854
$3.12 ฿101
427.56%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.36 SDG 8,600
$11.16 ฿361
28.67%
Apples (1kg)
$4.27 SDG 2,557
$2.76 ฿89.2
54.71%
Banana (1kg)
$2.18 SDG 1,306
$1.22 ฿39.5
78.69%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.57 SDG 940
$1.71 ฿55.4
-8.19%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.56 SDG 2,130
$1.55 ฿50.2
129.68%
Potato (1kg)
$3.33 SDG 1,996
$1.34 ฿43.21
148.51%
Onion (1kg)
$1.71 SDG 1,021
$1.21 ฿39.23
41.32%
Lettuce (1 head)
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$0.72 ฿23.2
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Water (1.5 liter bottle)
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$0.53 ฿17.05
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Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
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$4.72 ฿153
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Wine (Bottle)
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$18.39 ฿595
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Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
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$1.79 ฿57.9
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
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$3.21 ฿104
-
🚌 Getting Around
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 SDG 183
$0.94 ฿30.44
-67.02%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.94 SDG 1,164
$1.42 ฿46.08
36.62%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.35 ฿43.53
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
-
$7.85 ฿254
-
Gasoline (1 liter)
-
$1.25 ฿40.4
-
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
-
$21.2K ฿684.9K
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Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
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$21.8K ฿706.8K
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
-
$70.6 ฿2,285
-
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.34 SDG 6,789
$13.72 ฿444
-17.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
-
$17.56 ฿568
-
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
-
$41.64 ฿1,347
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Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
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$6.9 ฿223
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Cinema Ticket
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$5.8 ฿188
-
🧸 Childcare & Education
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$28.91 SDG 17.3K
$308 ฿9,963
-90.61%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$421 SDG 252K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-97.14%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Port Sudan
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
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$71.8 ฿2,323
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$738 SDG 442K
$434 ฿14K
70.04%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$368 SDG 220.5K
$235 ฿7,610
56.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,499 SDG 897.6K
$821 ฿26.6K
82.61%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,004 SDG 601K
$498 ฿16.1K
101.48%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,023 SDG 1.2M
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-7.20%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,190 SDG 712.2K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-22.90%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Port Sudan
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$208 SDG 124.3K
$703 ฿22.8K
-70.47%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
0
5
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Last update for Port Sudan: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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