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

🙂 Solo nomad: Surin is 0.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 7.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Surin is 8.1% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 13.3% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.16 ฿102

$2.02 ฿65.3

56.44%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.26 ฿882

$18.78 ฿608

45.15%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.31 ฿204

$7.67 ฿248

-17.73%

Cappuccino

$2.09 ฿67.5

$1.98 ฿64.2

5.56%

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

$0.73 ฿23.65

$0.82 ฿26.64

-10.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 ฿18.29

$0.33 ฿10.58

72.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.52 ฿81.7

$2.12 ฿68.6

18.87%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.74 ฿121

$3.73 ฿121

0.27%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 ฿56.1

$1.64 ฿53.2

5.49%

White Bread (500g)

$1.34 ฿43.43

$1.57 ฿50.9

-14.65%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.26 ฿40.76

$1.19 ฿38.62

5.88%

Eggs

$2.15 ฿69.6

$1.98 ฿64.1

8.59%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$18.15 ฿587

$15.99 ฿517

13.51%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.99 ฿96.7

$3.12 ฿101

-4.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.01 ฿356

$11.16 ฿361

-1.34%

Apples (1kg)

$3.17 ฿102

$2.76 ฿89.2

14.86%

Banana (1kg)

$1.2 ฿38.81

$1.22 ฿39.5

-1.64%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.98 ฿64.1

$1.71 ฿55.4

15.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.52 ฿49.24

$1.55 ฿50.2

-1.94%

Potato (1kg)

$1.46 ฿47.1

$1.34 ฿43.21

8.96%

Onion (1kg)

$1.27 ฿40.98

$1.21 ฿39.23

4.96%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 ฿33.14

$0.72 ฿23.2

41.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 ฿16.8

$0.53 ฿17.05

-1.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.34 ฿140

$4.72 ฿153

-8.05%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.69 ฿637

$18.39 ฿595

7.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.65 ฿85.8

$3.21 ฿104

-17.45%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.89 ฿28.81

$0.94 ฿30.44

-5.32%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 ฿34.13

$1.42 ฿46.08

-26.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.18 ฿38.22

$1.35 ฿43.53

-12.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6 ฿194

$7.85 ฿254

-23.57%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.23 ฿39.83

$1.25 ฿40.4

-1.60%

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

$28.1K ฿910.3K

$21.2K ฿684.9K

32.92%

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

$27.2K ฿881.3K

$21.8K ฿706.8K

24.69%

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

$75.9 ฿2,455

$70.6 ฿2,285

7.42%

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

$13.93 ฿451

$13.72 ฿444

1.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.39 ฿595

$17.56 ฿568

4.73%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$48.36 ฿1,565

$41.64 ฿1,347

16.14%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.4 ฿401

$6.9 ฿223

79.71%

Cinema Ticket

$7.23 ฿234

$5.8 ฿188

24.66%

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

$297 ฿9,607

$308 ฿9,963

-3.57%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,578 ฿309.9K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-34.86%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$33.46 ฿1,083

$55.4 ฿1,793

-39.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.21 ฿1,139

$26.4 ฿854

33.37%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.4 ฿3,151

$85.1 ฿2,755

14.39%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$69.6 ฿2,251

$71.8 ฿2,323

-3.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$420 ฿13.6K

$434 ฿14K

-3.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$290 ฿9,376

$235 ฿7,610

23.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$810 ฿26.2K

$821 ฿26.6K

-1.32%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$657 ฿21.3K

$498 ฿16.1K

31.92%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,508 ฿81.2K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

15.04%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,657 ฿53.6K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

7.41%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$454 ฿14.7K

$703 ฿22.8K

-35.43%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.45

9.00%

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

Last update for Surin: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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