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

🙂 Solo nomad: Salem is 45.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Salem is 45.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 55.5% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.4 ₹205

$2.02 ฿65.3

18.81%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$7.92 ₹677

$18.78 ฿608

-57.83%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.76 ₹407

$7.67 ฿248

-37.94%

Cappuccino

$1.31 ₹112

$1.98 ฿64.2

-33.84%

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

$0.5 ₹42.63

$0.82 ฿26.64

-39.02%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 ₹18.69

$0.33 ฿10.58

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 ₹152

$2.12 ฿68.6

-16.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.35 ₹458

$3.73 ฿121

43.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.6 ₹50.9

$1.64 ฿53.2

-63.41%

White Bread (500g)

$0.39 ₹33.67

$1.57 ฿50.9

-75.16%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.69 ₹58.8

$1.19 ฿38.62

-42.02%

Eggs

$0.83 ₹70.9

$1.98 ฿64.1

-58.08%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$9.13 ₹781

$15.99 ฿517

-42.90%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.73 ₹234

$3.12 ฿101

-12.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2 ₹171

$2.76 ฿89.2

-27.54%

Banana (1kg)

$0.77 ₹65.6

$1.22 ฿39.5

-36.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.56 ₹133

$1.71 ฿55.4

-8.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.46 ₹39

$1.55 ฿50.2

-70.32%

Potato (1kg)

$0.37 ₹31.84

$1.34 ฿43.21

-72.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.45 ₹38.46

$1.21 ฿39.23

-62.81%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.24 ₹20.54

$0.72 ฿23.2

-66.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 ₹28.84

$0.53 ฿17.05

-35.85%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.93 ₹250

$4.72 ฿153

-37.92%

Wine (Bottle)

$4.23 ₹362

$18.39 ฿595

-77.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.87 ₹160

$1.79 ฿57.9

4.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.78 ₹238

$3.21 ฿104

-13.40%

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

$5.31 ₹454

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.22 ₹18.76

$0.94 ฿30.44

-76.60%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.31 ₹882

$18.9 ฿612

-45.45%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.18 ₹101

$1.42 ฿46.08

-16.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.18 ₹101

$7.85 ฿254

-84.97%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.17 ₹100

$1.25 ฿40.4

-6.40%

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

$16.8K ₹1.4M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-20.67%

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

$29.3K ₹2.5M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

34.35%

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

$34.83 ₹2,979

$70.6 ฿2,285

-50.67%

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

$3.41 ₹292

$13.72 ฿444

-75.15%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$6.79 ₹580

$17.56 ฿568

-61.33%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.17 ₹1,640

$41.64 ฿1,347

-53.96%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.78 ₹922

$6.9 ฿223

56.23%

Cinema Ticket

$2.31 ₹197

$5.8 ฿188

-60.17%

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

$32.16 ₹2,751

$308 ฿9,963

-89.55%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,313 ₹112.3K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-91.07%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$22.17 ₹1,896

$55.4 ฿1,793

-59.98%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$23.29 ₹1,992

$26.4 ฿854

-11.78%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.8 ₹3,404

$85.1 ฿2,755

-53.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$27.93 ₹2,389

$71.8 ฿2,323

-61.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.3 ₹8,319

$434 ฿14K

-77.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$63.4 ₹5,418

$235 ฿7,610

-73.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$268 ₹22.9K

$821 ฿26.6K

-67.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$164 ₹14K

$498 ฿16.1K

-67.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,380 ₹118K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-36.71%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$369 ₹31.6K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-76.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$359 ₹30.7K

$703 ฿22.8K

-48.95%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.47

89.40%

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

Last update for Salem: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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