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

🙂 Solo nomad: Siliguri is 52.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 61.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Siliguri is 49.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.83 ₹242

$2.02 ฿65.3

40.10%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$14.11 ₹1,207

$18.78 ฿608

-24.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.51 ₹557

$7.67 ฿248

-15.12%

Cappuccino

$1.59 ₹136

$1.98 ฿64.2

-19.70%

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

$0.41 ₹34.75

$0.82 ฿26.64

-50.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.23 ₹19.67

$0.33 ฿10.58

-30.30%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.53 ₹131

$2.12 ฿68.6

-27.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 ₹204

$3.73 ฿121

-35.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.56 ₹48.2

$1.64 ฿53.2

-65.85%

White Bread (500g)

$0.31 ₹26.85

$1.57 ฿50.9

-80.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.58 ₹49.23

$1.19 ฿38.62

-51.26%

Eggs

$0.84 ₹72

$1.98 ฿64.1

-57.58%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$5.51 ₹471

$15.99 ฿517

-65.54%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.21 ₹189

$3.12 ฿101

-29.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 ₹178

$2.76 ฿89.2

-24.64%

Banana (1kg)

$0.77 ₹65.6

$1.22 ฿39.5

-36.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.02 ₹87.7

$1.71 ฿55.4

-40.35%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.46 ₹39.37

$1.55 ฿50.2

-70.32%

Potato (1kg)

$0.25 ₹21.51

$1.34 ฿43.21

-81.34%

Onion (1kg)

$0.39 ₹33.14

$1.21 ฿39.23

-67.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.41 ₹34.74

$0.72 ฿23.2

-43.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.33 ₹27.91

$0.53 ฿17.05

-37.74%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$3.56 ₹304

$4.72 ฿153

-24.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$3.35 ₹287

$18.39 ฿595

-81.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 ₹121

$1.79 ฿57.9

-21.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.67 ₹314

$3.21 ฿104

14.33%

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

$7.39 ₹632

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.24 ₹20.55

$0.94 ฿30.44

-74.47%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.79 ₹752

$18.9 ฿612

-53.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.48 ₹127

$1.42 ฿46.08

4.23%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.38 ₹118

$7.85 ฿254

-82.42%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.19 ₹102

$1.25 ฿40.4

-4.80%

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

$12.1K ₹1M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-42.66%

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

$22.6K ₹1.9M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

3.56%

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

$37.23 ₹3,185

$70.6 ฿2,285

-47.27%

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

$3.08 ₹264

$13.72 ฿444

-77.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$7.86 ₹672

$17.56 ฿568

-55.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$6.64 ₹568

$41.64 ฿1,347

-84.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.08 ₹435

$6.9 ฿223

-26.38%

Cinema Ticket

$2.31 ₹198

$5.8 ฿188

-60.17%

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

$41.35 ₹3,537

$308 ฿9,963

-86.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,027 ₹173.4K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-86.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$28.3 ₹2,421

$55.4 ฿1,793

-48.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$11.33 ₹969

$26.4 ฿854

-57.08%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$41.92 ₹3,585

$85.1 ฿2,755

-50.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$36.55 ₹3,126

$71.8 ฿2,323

-49.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$161 ₹13.7K

$434 ฿14K

-63.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$54.4 ₹4,649

$235 ฿7,610

-76.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 ₹32.7K

$821 ฿26.6K

-53.37%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$143 ₹12.3K

$498 ฿16.1K

-71.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$823 ₹70.4K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-62.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$456 ₹39K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-70.45%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$402 ₹34.4K

$703 ฿22.8K

-42.90%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.7

94.00%

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

Last update for Siliguri: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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