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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sihanoukville is 8.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 6.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Sihanoukville is 10.2% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 0.7% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.03 ៛16.1K
$2.02 ฿65.3
99.50%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$27.97 ៛111.9K
$18.78 ฿608
48.94%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$6.83 ៛27.3K
$7.67 ฿248
-10.95%
Cappuccino
$2.66 ៛10.6K
$1.98 ฿64.2
34.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.8 ៛3,219
$0.82 ฿26.64
-2.44%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 ៛1,761
$0.33 ฿10.58
33.33%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.97 ៛3,881
$2.12 ฿68.6
-54.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.94 ៛7,777
$3.73 ฿121
-47.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.08 ៛8,325
$1.64 ฿53.2
26.83%
White Bread (500g)
$1.48 ៛5,936
$1.57 ฿50.9
-5.73%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.93 ៛3,738
$1.19 ฿38.62
-21.85%
Eggs
$1.76 ៛7,042
$1.98 ฿64.1
-11.11%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.69 ៛50.8K
$15.99 ฿517
-20.64%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.03 ៛16.1K
$3.12 ฿101
29.17%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.1 ៛36.4K
$11.16 ฿361
-18.46%
Apples (1kg)
$3.58 ៛14.3K
$2.76 ฿89.2
29.71%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 ៛5,517
$1.22 ฿39.5
13.11%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.96 ៛15.8K
$1.71 ฿55.4
131.58%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.46 ៛5,853
$1.55 ฿50.2
-5.81%
Potato (1kg)
$1.36 ៛5,459
$1.34 ฿43.21
1.49%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 ៛4,732
$1.21 ฿39.23
-2.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.4 ៛5,584
$0.72 ฿23.2
94.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 ៛2,635
$0.53 ฿17.05
24.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.53 ៛6,107
$4.72 ฿153
-67.58%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.08 ៛44.3K
$18.39 ฿595
-39.75%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.98 ៛3,907
$1.79 ฿57.9
-45.25%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.62 ៛6,466
$3.21 ฿104
-49.53%
🚌 Getting Around
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
-
$0.94 ฿30.44
-
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$18.9 ฿612
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.08 ៛4,311
$1.42 ฿46.08
-23.94%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.97 ៛3,885
$1.35 ฿43.53
-28.15%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.57 ៛18.3K
$7.85 ฿254
-41.78%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.18 ៛4,708
$1.25 ฿40.4
-5.60%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$49.7K ៛198.6M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
134.66%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$37.4K ៛149.5M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
71.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$108 ៛430.4K
$70.6 ฿2,285
52.37%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$6.5 ៛26K
$13.72 ฿444
-52.62%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.56 ៛74.2K
$17.56 ฿568
5.69%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$74 ៛295.8K
$41.64 ฿1,347
77.59%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$10.16 ៛40.7K
$6.9 ฿223
47.25%
Cinema Ticket
$4.62 ៛18.5K
$5.8 ฿188
-20.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$337 ៛1.3M
$308 ฿9,963
9.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,046 ៛20.2M
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-65.68%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.82 ៛87.3K
$55.4 ฿1,793
-60.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$20.21 ៛80.8K
$26.4 ฿854
-23.45%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$90.1 ៛360.2K
$85.1 ฿2,755
5.79%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$20.32 ៛81.3K
$71.8 ฿2,323
-71.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$407 ៛1.6M
$434 ฿14K
-6.15%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$304 ៛1.2M
$235 ฿7,610
29.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$649 ៛2.6M
$821 ฿26.6K
-21.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$502 ៛2M
$498 ฿16.1K
0.70%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Sihanoukville
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$703 ฿22.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10.3
5
106.00%

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Last update for Sihanoukville: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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