Cost of Living Comparison Between Rajkot and Chiang Mai Cost of Living Comparison Between Rajkot and Chiang Mai

🙂 Solo nomad: Rajkot is 50.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 55.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Rajkot is 50.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 53.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.27 ₹194
$2.02 ฿65.3
12.38%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$10.45 ₹894
$18.78 ฿608
-44.36%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.94 ₹251
$7.67 ฿248
-61.67%
Cappuccino
$1.45 ₹124
$1.98 ฿64.2
-26.77%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.4 ₹33.98
$0.82 ฿26.64
-51.22%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.2 ₹16.87
$0.33 ฿10.58
-39.39%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.37 ₹203
$2.12 ฿68.6
11.79%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.52 ₹301
$3.73 ฿121
-5.63%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.72 ₹61.9
$1.64 ฿53.2
-56.10%
White Bread (500g)
$0.46 ₹39.57
$1.57 ฿50.9
-70.70%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.47 ₹40.03
$1.19 ฿38.62
-60.50%
Eggs
$1.05 ₹90.2
$1.98 ฿64.1
-46.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.76 ₹492
$15.99 ฿517
-63.98%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.95 ₹252
$3.12 ฿101
-5.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$1.82 ₹155
$2.76 ฿89.2
-34.06%
Banana (1kg)
$0.79 ₹67.3
$1.22 ฿39.5
-35.25%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.06 ₹90.3
$1.71 ฿55.4
-38.01%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.84 ₹72
$1.55 ฿50.2
-45.81%
Potato (1kg)
$0.54 ₹45.9
$1.34 ฿43.21
-59.70%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 ₹45.59
$1.21 ฿39.23
-56.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.46 ₹39.59
$0.72 ฿23.2
-36.11%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.33 ₹28.09
$0.53 ฿17.05
-37.74%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.94 ₹252
$4.72 ฿153
-37.71%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.43 ₹978
$18.39 ฿595
-37.85%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.58 ₹221
$1.79 ฿57.9
44.13%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.13 ₹267
$3.21 ฿104
-2.49%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$3.89 ₹333
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.22 ₹18.77
$0.94 ฿30.44
-76.60%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$4.06 ₹347
$18.9 ฿612
-78.52%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.6 ₹51.6
$1.42 ฿46.08
-57.75%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.35 ฿43.53
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2 ₹171
$7.85 ฿254
-74.52%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.19 ₹101
$1.25 ฿40.4
-4.80%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.2K ₹1.5M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-18.67%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.1K ₹2.2M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
19.40%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$27.65 ₹2,365
$70.6 ฿2,285
-60.84%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.59 ₹307
$13.72 ฿444
-73.83%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.57 ₹477
$17.56 ฿568
-68.28%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.97 ₹1,280
$41.64 ฿1,347
-64.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.84 ₹1,013
$6.9 ฿223
71.59%
Cinema Ticket
$3.53 ₹302
$5.8 ฿188
-39.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$92.3 ₹7,897
$308 ฿9,963
-70.01%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,825 ₹156.1K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-87.59%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$24.03 ₹2,055
$55.4 ฿1,793
-56.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$31.91 ₹2,729
$26.4 ฿854
20.87%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$35.36 ₹3,025
$85.1 ฿2,755
-58.46%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$22.63 ₹1,936
$71.8 ฿2,323
-68.47%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$127 ₹10.8K
$434 ฿14K
-70.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$78.2 ₹6,687
$235 ฿7,610
-66.76%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$344 ₹29.4K
$821 ฿26.6K
-58.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$215 ₹18.4K
$498 ฿16.1K
-56.85%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,262 ₹107.9K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-42.13%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$814 ₹69.7K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-47.22%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Rajkot
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$290 ₹24.8K
$703 ฿22.8K
-58.79%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.1
5
102.00%

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Last update for Rajkot: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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