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

🙂 Solo nomad: Taiping is 19.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 21.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Taiping is 15.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 19.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.87 MYR 7.61

$1.97 ฿62.0

-5.08%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$23.40 MYR 95.0

$18.68 ฿587

25.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.79 MYR 15.38

$7.92 ฿249

-52.15%

Cappuccino

$1.43 MYR 5.79

$2.02 ฿63.7

-29.21%

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

$0.57 MYR 2.31

$0.84 ฿26.45

-32.14%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.25 MYR 1.02

$0.35 ฿11.07

-28.57%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.77 MYR 11.25

$2.22 ฿69.9

24.77%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.80 MYR 19.50

$3.59 ฿113

33.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.51 MYR 6.13

$1.67 ฿52.4

-9.58%

White Bread (500g)

$0.86 MYR 3.49

$1.62 ฿51.1

-46.91%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.59 MYR 2.39

$1.20 ฿37.83

-50.83%

Eggs

$1.29 MYR 5.25

$1.93 ฿60.8

-33.16%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$19.09 MYR 77.5

$16.00 ฿503

19.31%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.50 MYR 18.28

$3.16 ฿99.2

42.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.87 MYR 31.93

$10.93 ฿344

-28.00%

Apples (1kg)

$2.68 MYR 10.88

$2.67 ฿83.8

0.37%

Banana (1kg)

$1.79 MYR 7.27

$1.18 ฿36.99

51.69%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.53 MYR 10.26

$1.64 ฿51.5

54.27%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.64 MYR 6.66

$1.59 ฿49.83

3.14%

Potato (1kg)

$1.08 MYR 4.37

$1.32 ฿41.64

-18.18%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 MYR 4.09

$1.19 ฿37.49

-15.13%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.69 MYR 2.82

$0.71 ฿22.20

-2.82%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.46 MYR 1.85

$0.56 ฿17.75

-17.86%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.27 MYR 17.35

$4.64 ฿146

-7.97%

Wine (Bottle)

$17.76 MYR 72.1

$18.96 ฿596

-6.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.71 MYR 15.06

$1.77 ฿55.7

109.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.48 MYR 22.24

$3.20 ฿101

71.25%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.98 MYR 3.99

$0.90 ฿28.32

8.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$8.27 MYR 33.59

$19.24 ฿605

-57.02%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.08 MYR 4.38

$1.36 ฿42.78

-20.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.23 MYR 0.93

$1.35 ฿42.37

-82.96%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.35 MYR 17.65

$8.15 ฿256

-46.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.50 MYR 2.04

$1.22 ฿38.43

-59.02%

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

$32.4K MYR 131.6K

$21.4K ฿671.8K

51.73%

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

$27.5K MYR 111.5K

$21.7K ฿683.8K

26.27%

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

$75.2 MYR 305

$70.3 ฿2,210

6.93%

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

$5.05 MYR 20.49

$13.91 ฿437

-63.70%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$27.35 MYR 111

$18.00 ฿566

51.94%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.90 MYR 72.7

$41.78 ฿1,314

-57.16%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.31 MYR 9.36

$6.80 ฿214

-66.03%

Cinema Ticket

$4.36 MYR 17.71

$5.72 ฿180

-23.78%

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

$116 MYR 472

$308 ฿9,693

-62.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,265 MYR 17.3K

$14.8K ฿465.7K

-71.21%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$46.93 MYR 191

$55.9 ฿1,756

-15.97%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.61 MYR 120

$26.71 ฿840

10.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$53.4 MYR 217

$84.5 ฿2,658

-36.87%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.44 MYR 189

$70.8 ฿2,227

-34.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$118 MYR 480

$431 ฿13.5K

-72.53%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$117 MYR 475

$237 ฿7,439

-50.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$333 MYR 1,352

$811 ฿25.5K

-58.93%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$255 MYR 1,035

$501 ฿15.7K

-49.07%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,632 MYR 6,625

$2,202 ฿69.2K

-25.91%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$880 MYR 3,574

$1,600 ฿50.3K

-44.99%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$577 MYR 2,342

$684 ฿21.5K

-15.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.95

-21.00%

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

Last update for Taiping: January 11, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: January 13, 2026

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