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 1.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 2.2% cheaper with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Quatre Bornes is 13% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 0.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$3.94 MUR 182
$2.01 ฿64.4
96.02%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$21.73 MUR 1,005
$18.23 ฿583
19.20%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.66 MUR 262
$7.65 ฿244
-26.01%
Cappuccino
$2.56 MUR 118
$1.92 ฿61.3
33.33%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.75 MUR 34.47
$0.84 ฿26.90
-10.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 MUR 14.74
$0.36 ฿11.39
-11.11%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.26 MUR 105
$2.19 ฿70.0
3.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.35 MUR 155
$3.79 ฿121
-11.61%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.33 MUR 61.6
$1.64 ฿52.4
-18.90%
White Bread (500g)
$0.56 MUR 26.07
$1.62 ฿51.8
-65.43%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.31 MUR 60.8
$1.15 ฿36.88
13.91%
Eggs
$2.14 MUR 98.9
$1.94 ฿62.0
10.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.05 MUR 141
$15.94 ฿510
-80.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.07 MUR 188
$3.10 ฿99.2
31.29%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.68 MUR 401
$11.07 ฿354
-21.59%
Apples (1kg)
$1.73 MUR 80.1
$2.71 ฿86.5
-36.16%
Banana (1kg)
$1.81 MUR 83.8
$1.18 ฿37.69
53.39%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.45 MUR 67.0
$1.71 ฿54.5
-15.20%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.75 MUR 127
$1.61 ฿51.3
70.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.02 MUR 47.06
$1.39 ฿44.53
-26.62%
Onion (1kg)
$0.95 MUR 44.08
$1.15 ฿36.70
-17.39%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.80 MUR 37.21
$0.71 ฿22.76
12.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.79 MUR 36.63
$0.55 ฿17.60
43.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.21 MUR 287
$4.57 ฿146
35.89%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.77 MUR 405
$18.87 ฿603
-53.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.87 MUR 40.21
$1.82 ฿58.2
-52.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 MUR 67.9
$3.21 ฿103
-54.21%
🚌 Getting Around
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.78 MUR 36.13
$0.88 ฿28.16
-11.36%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.89 ฿604
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$4.53 MUR 210
$1.41 ฿45.17
221.28%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.72 MUR 126
$1.30 ฿41.59
109.23%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.89 MUR 920
$8.20 ฿262
142.56%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.39 MUR 64.3
$1.23 ฿39.18
13.01%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$20.1K MUR 930.5K
$21.2K ฿677.0K
-4.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.3K MUR 1.3M
$22.3K ฿713.3K
26.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$44.01 MUR 2,036
$69.9 ฿2,234
-37.01%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.09 MUR 513
$14.07 ฿450
-21.18%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$32.26 MUR 1,492
$17.70 ฿566
82.26%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$29.42 MUR 1,361
$41.41 ฿1,324
-28.95%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$8.55 MUR 395
$6.69 ฿214
27.80%
Cinema Ticket
$6.00 MUR 277
$5.74 ฿184
4.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$127 MUR 5,882
$299 ฿9,566
-57.49%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,023 MUR 186.1K
$15.0K ฿479.8K
-73.19%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$85.9 MUR 3,974
$54.8 ฿1,753
56.75%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$79.1 MUR 3,660
$26.35 ฿842
200.30%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$133 MUR 6,152
$84.7 ฿2,706
57.14%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$94.6 MUR 4,374
$69.7 ฿2,229
35.59%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$351 MUR 16.3K
$427 ฿13.6K
-17.68%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$265 MUR 12.2K
$241 ฿7,697
9.88%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$589 MUR 27.2K
$811 ฿25.9K
-27.32%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$500 MUR 23.1K
$498 ฿15.9K
0.23%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,175 MUR 54.3K
$2,022 ฿64.7K
-41.90%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,524 ฿48.7K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Quatre Bornes
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$519 MUR 24.0K
$639 ฿20.4K
-18.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.46
5
29.20%

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Last update for Quatre Bornes: April 12, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: April 13, 2026

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