Cost of Living Comparison Between Quatre Bornes and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Quatre Bornes and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Quatre Bornes is 11.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 0.7% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Quatre Bornes is 7.6% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 1.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.92 MUR 176
$2.02 ฿65.3
94.06%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.88 MUR 985
$18.78 ฿608
16.51%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.58 MUR 251
$7.67 ฿248
-27.25%
Cappuccino
$2.48 MUR 112
$1.98 ฿64.2
25.25%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.79 MUR 35.61
$0.82 ฿26.64
-3.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.31 MUR 14.12
$0.33 ฿10.58
-6.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.25 MUR 101
$2.12 ฿68.6
6.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.25 MUR 146
$3.73 ฿121
-12.87%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.35 MUR 60.7
$1.64 ฿53.2
-17.68%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MUR 25.35
$1.57 ฿50.9
-64.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.28 MUR 57.6
$1.19 ฿38.62
7.56%
Eggs
$2.06 MUR 92.8
$1.98 ฿64.1
4.04%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.17 MUR 143
$15.99 ฿517
-80.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.84 MUR 173
$3.12 ฿101
23.08%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.56 MUR 385
$11.16 ฿361
-23.30%
Apples (1kg)
$1.75 MUR 78.6
$2.76 ฿89.2
-36.59%
Banana (1kg)
$1.81 MUR 81.4
$1.22 ฿39.5
48.36%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 65.3
$1.71 ฿55.4
-15.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.62 MUR 118
$1.55 ฿50.2
69.03%
Potato (1kg)
$1 MUR 45.01
$1.34 ฿43.21
-25.37%
Onion (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 42.97
$1.21 ฿39.23
-21.49%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.8 MUR 36.04
$0.72 ฿23.2
11.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.81 MUR 36.63
$0.53 ฿17.05
52.83%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.3 MUR 283
$4.72 ฿153
33.47%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.92 MUR 446
$18.39 ฿595
-46.06%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.86 MUR 38.63
$1.79 ฿57.9
-51.96%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.39 MUR 62.6
$3.21 ฿104
-56.70%
🚌 Getting Around
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.8 MUR 35.79
$0.94 ฿30.44
-14.89%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.41 MUR 198
$1.42 ฿46.08
210.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.65 MUR 119
$1.35 ฿43.53
96.30%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.58 MUR 881
$7.85 ฿254
149.43%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.45 MUR 65.2
$1.25 ฿40.4
16.00%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.5K MUR 877.9K
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-7.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.2K MUR 1.3M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
28.89%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$43.4 MUR 1,953
$70.6 ฿2,285
-38.54%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.15 MUR 502
$13.72 ฿444
-18.73%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$31.35 MUR 1,411
$17.56 ฿568
78.53%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$30.19 MUR 1,359
$41.64 ฿1,347
-27.50%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$9.04 MUR 407
$6.9 ฿223
31.01%
Cinema Ticket
$5.9 MUR 266
$5.8 ฿188
1.72%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$123 MUR 5,537
$308 ฿9,963
-60.03%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,960 MUR 178.2K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-73.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$84.5 MUR 3,801
$55.4 ฿1,793
52.49%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$79.7 MUR 3,586
$26.4 ฿854
201.86%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$132 MUR 5,926
$85.1 ฿2,755
54.69%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$92.9 MUR 4,181
$71.8 ฿2,323
29.42%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$353 MUR 15.9K
$434 ฿14K
-18.60%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$265 MUR 11.9K
$235 ฿7,610
12.71%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$603 MUR 27.1K
$821 ฿26.6K
-26.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$506 MUR 22.8K
$498 ฿16.1K
1.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,175 MUR 52.9K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-46.09%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$473 MUR 21.3K
$703 ฿22.8K
-32.82%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.46
5
29.20%

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Last update for Quatre Bornes: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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