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

🙂 Solo nomad: Ranchi is 43.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 48.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Ranchi is 45.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 48.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.14 ₹269

$2.02 ฿65.3

55.45%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$11.19 ₹957

$18.78 ฿608

-40.42%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.68 ₹486

$7.67 ฿248

-25.95%

Cappuccino

$1.46 ₹125

$1.98 ฿64.2

-26.26%

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

$0.42 ₹36.21

$0.82 ฿26.64

-48.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.11 ₹9.5

$0.33 ฿10.58

-66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.49 ₹213

$2.12 ฿68.6

17.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.1 ₹350

$3.73 ฿121

9.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.62 ₹53.2

$1.64 ฿53.2

-62.20%

White Bread (500g)

$0.38 ₹32.18

$1.57 ฿50.9

-75.80%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.43 ₹36.68

$1.19 ฿38.62

-63.87%

Eggs

$1 ₹85.6

$1.98 ฿64.1

-49.49%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.19 ₹444

$15.99 ฿517

-67.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.29 ₹196

$3.12 ฿101

-26.60%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.39 ₹119

$2.76 ฿89.2

-49.64%

Banana (1kg)

$0.71 ₹61.1

$1.22 ฿39.5

-41.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.73 ₹62.8

$1.71 ฿55.4

-57.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.5 ₹42.62

$1.55 ฿50.2

-67.74%

Potato (1kg)

$0.38 ₹32.93

$1.34 ฿43.21

-71.64%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 ₹43.22

$1.21 ฿39.23

-57.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.32 ₹27.03

$0.72 ฿23.2

-55.56%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₹24.43

$0.53 ฿17.05

-45.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.16 ₹356

$4.72 ฿153

-11.86%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.28 ₹452

$18.39 ฿595

-71.29%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 ₹95.2

$1.79 ฿57.9

-37.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.25 ₹192

$3.21 ฿104

-29.91%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$4.52 ₹386

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₹18.7

$0.94 ฿30.44

-76.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$22.8 ₹1,950

$18.9 ฿612

20.63%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.79 ₹153

$1.42 ฿46.08

26.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.19 ₹102

$7.85 ฿254

-84.84%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹100

$1.25 ฿40.4

-6.40%

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

$8,688 ₹743.1K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-58.95%

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

$20.4K ₹1.7M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-6.77%

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

$69 ₹5,901

$70.6 ฿2,285

-2.29%

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

$5.38 ₹461

$13.72 ฿444

-60.79%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.53 ₹644

$17.56 ฿568

-57.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$20.95 ₹1,792

$41.64 ฿1,347

-49.69%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.41 ₹1,061

$6.9 ฿223

79.86%

Cinema Ticket

$2.89 ₹247

$5.8 ฿188

-50.17%

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

$48.91 ₹4,183

$308 ฿9,963

-84.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,449 ₹124K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-90.14%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.23 ₹2,842

$55.4 ฿1,793

-40.02%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$31.43 ₹2,688

$26.4 ฿854

19.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$49.29 ₹4,216

$85.1 ฿2,755

-42.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.88 ₹2,641

$71.8 ฿2,323

-56.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$113 ₹9,642

$434 ฿14K

-74.04%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$77.4 ₹6,622

$235 ฿7,610

-67.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$259 ₹22.2K

$821 ฿26.6K

-68.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$185 ₹15.8K

$498 ฿16.1K

-62.96%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,210 ₹103.5K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-44.50%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$794 ₹67.9K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-48.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$324 ₹27.7K

$703 ฿22.8K

-53.88%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

13.94

178.80%

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

Last update for Ranchi: October 29, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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