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

🙂 Solo nomad: Shillong is 52.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 49.4% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Shillong is 58.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 50.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.44 ₹123

$2.02 ฿65.3

-28.71%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.63 ₹909

$18.78 ฿608

-43.40%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.73 ₹404

$7.67 ฿248

-38.33%

Cappuccino

$1.18 ₹101

$1.98 ฿64.2

-40.40%

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

$0.36 ₹30.84

$0.82 ฿26.64

-56.10%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.13 ₹10.76

$0.33 ฿10.58

-60.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.44 ₹123

$2.12 ฿68.6

-32.08%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.31 ₹283

$3.73 ฿121

-11.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.64 ₹55

$1.64 ฿53.2

-60.98%

White Bread (500g)

$0.34 ₹29.05

$1.57 ฿50.9

-78.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.53 ₹45.73

$1.19 ฿38.62

-55.46%

Eggs

$0.8 ₹68.7

$1.98 ฿64.1

-59.60%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.54 ₹388

$15.99 ฿517

-71.61%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.39 ₹290

$3.12 ฿101

8.65%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.93 ₹165

$2.76 ฿89.2

-30.07%

Banana (1kg)

$0.75 ₹64

$1.22 ฿39.5

-38.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 ₹77.5

$1.71 ฿55.4

-46.78%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.55 ₹47.14

$1.55 ฿50.2

-64.52%

Potato (1kg)

$0.31 ₹26.81

$1.34 ฿43.21

-76.87%

Onion (1kg)

$0.38 ₹32.53

$1.21 ฿39.23

-68.60%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 ₹31.26

$0.72 ฿23.2

-48.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.15 ₹12.53

$0.53 ฿17.05

-71.70%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.96 ₹339

$4.72 ฿153

-16.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.42 ₹549

$18.39 ฿595

-65.09%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.56 ₹133

$1.79 ฿57.9

-12.85%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 ₹242

$3.21 ฿104

-11.84%

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

$4.43 ₹379

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.28 ₹23.91

$0.94 ฿30.44

-70.21%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.94 ₹765

$18.9 ฿612

-52.70%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.8 ₹68.2

$1.42 ฿46.08

-43.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.49 ₹127

$7.85 ฿254

-81.02%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.21 ₹103

$1.25 ฿40.4

-3.20%

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

$13.9K ₹1.2M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-34.45%

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

$18.2K ₹1.6M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-16.61%

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

$39.89 ₹3,412

$70.6 ฿2,285

-43.51%

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

$3.48 ₹298

$13.72 ฿444

-74.64%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.53 ₹473

$17.56 ฿568

-68.51%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$4.67 ₹399

$41.64 ฿1,347

-88.78%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.69 ₹487

$6.9 ฿223

-17.54%

Cinema Ticket

$2.83 ₹242

$5.8 ฿188

-51.21%

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

$31.91 ₹2,729

$308 ฿9,963

-89.64%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,959 ₹167.5K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-86.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$25.75 ₹2,202

$55.4 ฿1,793

-53.52%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.53 ₹3,039

$26.4 ฿854

34.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$45.47 ₹3,889

$85.1 ฿2,755

-46.59%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$43.23 ₹3,698

$71.8 ฿2,323

-39.77%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$249 ₹21.3K

$434 ฿14K

-42.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$157 ₹13.4K

$235 ฿7,610

-33.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$451 ₹38.5K

$821 ฿26.6K

-45.12%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$320 ₹27.4K

$498 ฿16.1K

-35.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$904 ₹77.3K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-58.55%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$565 ₹48.3K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-63.40%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$549 ₹46.9K

$703 ฿22.8K

-22.01%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

7.38

47.60%

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

Last update for Shillong: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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