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

😐 Solo nomad: Tepelene is 47.8% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 43.7% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Tepelene is 76.3% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 38.3% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$11.58 ALL 960
$2.03 ฿64.8
470.44%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.8 ALL 4,788
$18.59 ฿594
210.87%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.14 ALL 757
$7.48 ฿239
22.19%
Cappuccino
$1.97 ALL 163
$2.00 ฿63.8
-1.50%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.87 ALL 155
$0.85 ฿27.08
120.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.91 ALL 75.6
$0.35 ฿11.24
160.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.00 ALL 249
$2.21 ฿70.7
35.75%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.20 ALL 348
$3.76 ฿120
11.70%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.11 ALL 175
$1.72 ฿54.9
22.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.12 ALL 92.9
$1.63 ฿52.2
-31.29%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 ALL 180
$1.16 ฿37.04
87.07%
Eggs
$3.86 ALL 320
$1.98 ฿63.3
94.95%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.18 ALL 1,092
$15.93 ฿509
-17.26%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.83 ALL 648
$3.17 ฿101
147.00%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.75 ALL 1,305
$10.90 ฿349
44.50%
Apples (1kg)
$1.77 ALL 147
$2.65 ฿84.6
-33.21%
Banana (1kg)
$2.78 ALL 230
$1.22 ฿39.09
127.87%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.05 ALL 170
$1.70 ฿54.3
20.59%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 ALL 164
$1.59 ฿50.8
24.53%
Potato (1kg)
$1.31 ALL 109
$1.32 ฿42.33
-0.76%
Onion (1kg)
$1.31 ALL 109
$1.17 ฿37.36
11.97%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.45 ALL 120
$0.68 ฿21.67
113.24%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.75 ALL 62.1
$0.56 ฿17.81
33.93%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.28 ALL 355
$4.51 ฿144
-5.10%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.81 ALL 896
$19.07 ฿610
-43.31%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.64 ALL 136
$1.77 ฿56.6
-7.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.08 ALL 173
$3.18 ฿102
-34.59%
🚌 Getting Around
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.45 ALL 37.16
$0.96 ฿30.78
-53.13%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.86 ALL 1,562
$18.90 ฿604
-0.21%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.61 ALL 299
$1.36 ฿43.41
165.44%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.09 ALL 256
$1.35 ฿43.23
128.89%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$17.52 ALL 1,451
$8.03 ฿257
118.18%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.05 ALL 170
$1.24 ฿39.74
65.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$40.0K ALL 3.3M
$21.2K ฿676.6K
88.99%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$35.0K ALL 2.9M
$21.8K ฿695.5K
60.77%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$107 ALL 8,856
$71.2 ฿2,277
50.04%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.13 ALL 1,502
$14.09 ฿450
28.67%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.52 ALL 1,534
$17.47 ฿559
6.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$54.1 ALL 4,482
$42.07 ฿1,345
28.57%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$25.23 ALL 2,090
$6.88 ฿220
266.72%
Cinema Ticket
$9.50 ALL 787
$5.94 ฿190
59.93%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$159 ALL 13.2K
$307 ฿9,827
-48.30%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$5,577 ALL 462.0K
$14.8K ฿473.0K
-62.31%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$62.4 ALL 5,170
$55.7 ฿1,780
12.09%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51.4 ALL 4,254
$26.79 ฿856
91.68%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$106 ALL 8,807
$83.2 ฿2,661
27.73%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$130 ALL 10.7K
$70.1 ฿2,241
84.80%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$457 ALL 37.8K
$427 ฿13.7K
6.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$344 ALL 28.5K
$237 ฿7,580
45.23%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$614 ALL 50.8K
$802 ฿25.6K
-23.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$439 ALL 36.4K
$503 ฿16.1K
-12.83%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,800 ALL 149.1K
$2,061 ฿65.9K
-12.67%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,225 ALL 101.5K
$1,533 ฿49.0K
-20.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tepelene
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$667 ALL 55.2K
$654 ฿20.9K
2.00%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.52
5
10.40%

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

Last update for Tepelene: March 2, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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