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

🙂 Solo nomad: Sylhet is 58.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 60.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Sylhet is 55.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.07 ৳254

$2.02 ฿65.3

2.48%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.51 ৳1,288

$18.78 ฿608

-44.04%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.12 ৳504

$7.67 ฿248

-46.28%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.04 ৳496

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.28 ৳524

Cappuccino

$1.8 ৳220

$1.98 ฿64.2

-9.09%

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

$0.32 ৳39.16

$0.82 ฿26.64

-60.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.16 ৳20.16

$0.33 ฿10.58

-51.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$0.75 ৳91.5

$1.64 ฿53.2

-54.27%

White Bread (500g)

$0.46 ৳56.6

$1.57 ฿50.9

-70.70%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.62 ৳75.8

$1.19 ฿38.62

-47.90%

Eggs

$1.2 ৳147

$1.98 ฿64.1

-39.39%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.7 ৳821

$15.99 ฿517

-58.10%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.49 ৳305

$3.12 ฿101

-20.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.27 ৳768

$11.16 ฿361

-43.82%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 ৳255

$2.76 ฿89.2

-24.64%

Banana (1kg)

$1.02 ৳125

$1.22 ฿39.5

-16.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.08 ৳254

$1.71 ฿55.4

21.64%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.48 ৳58.4

$1.55 ฿50.2

-69.03%

Potato (1kg)

$0.39 ৳47.34

$1.34 ฿43.21

-70.90%

Onion (1kg)

$0.63 ৳76.8

$1.21 ฿39.23

-47.93%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳39.99

$0.72 ฿23.2

-54.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.28 ৳34.61

$0.53 ฿17.05

-47.17%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.86 ৳472

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.21 ৳270

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.39 ৳538

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.71 ৳333

$4.72 ฿153

-42.58%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.39 ฿595

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿104

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.7

$0.94 ฿30.44

-54.26%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$16.27 ৳1,994

$18.9 ฿612

-13.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.8 ৳98.2

$1.42 ฿46.08

-43.66%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.31 ৳38.58

$1.35 ฿43.53

-77.04%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.52 ৳186

$7.85 ฿254

-80.64%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 ৳117

$1.25 ฿40.4

-23.20%

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

$28.7K ৳3.5M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

35.71%

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

$25K ৳3.1M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

14.31%

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

$30.31 ৳3,714

$70.6 ฿2,285

-57.07%

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

$4.87 ৳597

$13.72 ฿444

-64.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.32 ৳1,632

$17.56 ฿568

-24.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$10.05 ৳1,231

$41.64 ฿1,347

-75.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.29 ৳1,016

$6.9 ฿223

20.14%

Cinema Ticket

$4.01 ৳492

$5.8 ฿188

-30.86%

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

$36.56 ৳4,481

$308 ฿9,963

-88.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$944 ৳115.7K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-93.58%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.9 ৳1,704

$55.4 ฿1,793

-74.91%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$17.02 ৳2,086

$26.4 ฿854

-35.53%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.38 ৳4,704

$85.1 ฿2,755

-54.92%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$35.49 ৳4,349

$71.8 ฿2,323

-50.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$70.9 ৳8,692

$434 ฿14K

-83.67%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$58.8 ৳7,207

$235 ฿7,610

-74.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$163 ৳20K

$821 ฿26.6K

-80.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$109 ৳13.4K

$498 ฿16.1K

-78.12%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$605 ৳74.1K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-72.25%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$304 ৳37.2K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-80.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$235 ৳28.8K

$703 ฿22.8K

-66.58%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.83

76.60%

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

Last update for Sylhet: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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