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

🙂 Solo nomad: Talagang is 49.9% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 53.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Talagang is 52.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 56.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.72 PKR 482

$2.03 ฿64.3

-15.27%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.56 PKR 2,953

$18.59 ฿590

-43.20%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.00 PKR 1,118

$7.48 ฿237

-46.52%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.76 PKR 491

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.60 PKR 1,006

Cappuccino

$1.48 PKR 415

$2.00 ฿63.3

-26.00%

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

$0.34 PKR 95.3

$0.85 ฿26.87

-60.00%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.21 PKR 58.7

$0.35 ฿11.15

-40.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.21 ฿70.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.76 ฿119

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 PKR 197

$1.72 ฿54.5

-58.72%

White Bread (500g)

$0.61 PKR 170

$1.63 ฿51.8

-62.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.21 PKR 338

$1.16 ฿36.75

4.31%

Eggs

$1.18 PKR 330

$1.98 ฿62.8

-40.40%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.18 PKR 1,729

$15.93 ฿505

-61.21%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.54 PKR 711

$3.17 ฿100

-19.87%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.58 PKR 1,002

$10.90 ฿346

-67.16%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 289

$2.65 ฿83.9

-61.13%

Banana (1kg)

$0.66 PKR 184

$1.22 ฿38.79

-45.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.65 PKR 183

$1.70 ฿53.8

-61.76%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.52 PKR 146

$1.59 ฿50.4

-67.30%

Potato (1kg)

$0.34 PKR 96.1

$1.32 ฿42.00

-74.24%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$1.17 ฿37.07

-56.41%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.31 PKR 86.7

$0.68 ฿21.50

-54.41%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.34 PKR 94.7

$0.56 ฿17.68

-39.29%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.55 PKR 434

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.93 PKR 261

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.96 PKR 549

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 PKR 555

$4.51 ฿143

-56.10%

Wine (Bottle)

$19.07 ฿605

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿56.2

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.18 ฿101

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.20 PKR 57.2

$0.96 ฿30.54

-79.17%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$6.90 PKR 1,931

$18.90 ฿599

-63.49%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.92 PKR 258

$1.36 ฿43.07

-32.35%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.40 PKR 112

$1.35 ฿42.89

-70.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.80 PKR 504

$8.03 ฿255

-77.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 PKR 268

$1.24 ฿39.43

-22.58%

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

$21.5K PKR 6.0M

$21.2K ฿671.3K

1.74%

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

$23.2K PKR 6.5M

$21.8K ฿690.1K

6.60%

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

$103 PKR 28.7K

$71.2 ฿2,260

43.95%

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

$4.04 PKR 1,130

$14.09 ฿447

-71.33%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$13.89 PKR 3,884

$17.47 ฿554

-20.49%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.23 PKR 3,420

$42.07 ฿1,335

-70.93%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.78 PKR 1,616

$6.88 ฿218

-15.99%

Cinema Ticket

$3.60 PKR 1,008

$5.94 ฿188

-39.39%

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

$30.02 PKR 8,396

$307 ฿9,750

-90.23%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,121 PKR 313.7K

$14.8K ฿469.3K

-92.42%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.39 PKR 4,304

$55.7 ฿1,766

-72.35%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.13 PKR 6,191

$26.79 ฿850

-17.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$68.8 PKR 19.2K

$83.2 ฿2,640

-17.36%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$29.26 PKR 8,183

$70.1 ฿2,224

-58.27%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$74.3 PKR 20.8K

$427 ฿13.6K

-82.61%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$52.0 PKR 14.5K

$237 ฿7,521

-78.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 PKR 46.2K

$802 ฿25.4K

-79.40%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$104 PKR 29.2K

$503 ฿16.0K

-79.24%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$687 PKR 192.2K

$2,061 ฿65.4K

-66.66%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$540 PKR 151.0K

$1,533 ฿48.6K

-64.77%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$654 ฿20.7K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

280.00%

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

Last update for Talagang: March 2, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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