Cost of Living Comparison Between Putra Heights and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Putra Heights and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Putra Heights is 13.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 1.3% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Putra Heights is 10% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 4.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.63 MYR 15.29

$2.02 ฿65.3

79.70%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.98 MYR 80.1

$18.78 ฿608

1.06%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.61 MYR 19.43

$7.67 ฿248

-39.90%

Cappuccino

$3 MYR 12.65

$1.98 ฿64.2

51.52%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 MYR 3.62

$0.82 ฿26.64

4.88%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.93

$0.33 ฿10.58

39.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.36 MYR 18.37

$2.12 ฿68.6

105.66%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.8 MYR 24.44

$3.73 ฿121

55.50%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.88 MYR 7.94

$1.64 ฿53.2

14.63%

White Bread (500g)

$1 MYR 4.22

$1.57 ฿50.9

-36.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.25 MYR 5.29

$1.19 ฿38.62

5.04%

Eggs

$1.81 MYR 7.63

$1.98 ฿64.1

-8.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.78 MYR 62.3

$15.99 ฿517

-7.57%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.71 MYR 19.88

$3.12 ฿101

50.96%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.63 MYR 40.62

$11.16 ฿361

-13.71%

Apples (1kg)

$2.91 MYR 12.27

$2.76 ฿89.2

5.43%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 MYR 6.42

$1.22 ฿39.5

24.59%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.7 MYR 11.38

$1.71 ฿55.4

57.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.47 MYR 6.2

$1.55 ฿50.2

-5.16%

Potato (1kg)

$1.28 MYR 5.4

$1.34 ฿43.21

-4.48%

Onion (1kg)

$1.34 MYR 5.65

$1.21 ฿39.23

10.74%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.22 MYR 5.14

$0.72 ฿23.2

69.44%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 MYR 2.18

$0.53 ฿17.05

-1.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.17 MYR 17.58

$4.72 ฿153

-11.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$14.55 MYR 61.4

$18.39 ฿595

-20.88%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.74 MYR 11.54

$1.79 ฿57.9

53.07%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.03 MYR 12.78

$3.21 ฿104

-5.61%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.7 MYR 2.94

$0.94 ฿30.44

-25.53%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.71 MYR 49.37

$18.9 ฿612

-38.04%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.21 MYR 5.11

$1.42 ฿46.08

-14.79%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.04 MYR 4.38

$1.35 ฿43.53

-22.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.6 MYR 19.42

$7.85 ฿254

-41.40%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.47 MYR 1.98

$1.25 ฿40.4

-62.40%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.1K MYR 147.9K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

65.75%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.1K MYR 135.4K

$21.8K ฿706.8K

47.03%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$63.6 MYR 268

$70.6 ฿2,285

-9.90%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.88 MYR 37.44

$13.72 ฿444

-35.28%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.87 MYR 109

$17.56 ฿568

47.32%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.19 MYR 157

$41.64 ฿1,347

-10.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.83 MYR 24.61

$6.9 ฿223

-15.51%

Cinema Ticket

$5.1 MYR 21.53

$5.8 ฿188

-12.07%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$185 MYR 781

$308 ฿9,963

-39.88%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,879 MYR 29K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-53.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$60.8 MYR 256

$55.4 ฿1,793

9.75%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.5 MYR 78

$26.4 ฿854

-29.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$74 MYR 312

$85.1 ฿2,755

-13.09%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$39.66 MYR 167

$71.8 ฿2,323

-44.75%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$388 MYR 1,637

$434 ฿14K

-10.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$272 MYR 1,148

$235 ฿7,610

15.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$648 MYR 2,733

$821 ฿26.6K

-21.07%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$467 MYR 1,970

$498 ฿16.1K

-6.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,015 MYR 8,498

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-7.57%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,148 MYR 4,839

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-25.62%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,072 MYR 4,521

$703 ฿22.8K

52.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.07

-18.60%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Putra Heights: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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