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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tumkur is 47.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 57.8% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tumkur is 48.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 56.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.32 ₹198
$2.02 ฿65.3
14.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.08 ₹691
$18.78 ฿608
-56.98%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.39 ₹290
$7.67 ฿248
-55.80%
Cappuccino
$1.3 ₹111
$1.98 ฿64.2
-34.34%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 ₹42.14
$0.82 ฿26.64
-40.24%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.12 ₹10.03
$0.33 ฿10.58
-63.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.27 ₹194
$2.12 ฿68.6
7.08%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 ₹150
$3.73 ฿121
-52.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.61 ₹52
$1.64 ฿53.2
-62.80%
White Bread (500g)
$0.31 ₹26.89
$1.57 ฿50.9
-80.25%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.67 ₹57.6
$1.19 ฿38.62
-43.70%
Eggs
$0.84 ₹71.6
$1.98 ฿64.1
-57.58%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.23 ₹790
$15.99 ฿517
-42.28%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.87 ₹245
$3.12 ฿101
-8.01%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$11.16 ฿361
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.07 ₹177
$2.76 ฿89.2
-25.00%
Banana (1kg)
$0.72 ₹61.8
$1.22 ฿39.5
-40.98%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.52 ₹130
$1.71 ฿55.4
-11.11%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.46 ₹39.27
$1.55 ฿50.2
-70.32%
Potato (1kg)
$0.46 ₹39.28
$1.34 ฿43.21
-65.67%
Onion (1kg)
$0.3 ₹25.87
$1.21 ฿39.23
-75.21%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.22 ₹18.78
$0.72 ฿23.2
-69.44%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.4 ₹34.38
$0.53 ฿17.05
-24.53%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.99 ₹255
$4.72 ฿153
-36.65%
Wine (Bottle)
$4.26 ₹365
$18.39 ฿595
-76.84%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.81 ₹154
$1.79 ฿57.9
1.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.82 ₹241
$3.21 ฿104
-12.15%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$5.53 ₹473
-
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🚌 Getting Around
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.28 ₹23.59
$0.94 ฿30.44
-70.21%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$8.88 ₹760
$18.9 ฿612
-53.02%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.56 ₹47.65
$1.42 ฿46.08
-60.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$1.35 ฿43.53
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$1.14 ₹97.7
$7.85 ฿254
-85.48%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.82 ₹70.3
$1.25 ฿40.4
-34.40%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$16.8K ₹1.4M
$21.2K ฿684.9K
-20.70%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$28.6K ₹2.4M
$21.8K ฿706.8K
30.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$34.91 ₹2,986
$70.6 ฿2,285
-50.56%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.45 ₹295
$13.72 ฿444
-74.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.68 ₹486
$17.56 ฿568
-67.65%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$16.14 ₹1,381
$41.64 ฿1,347
-61.24%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.87 ₹588
$6.9 ฿223
-0.43%
Cinema Ticket
$2.37 ₹203
$5.8 ฿188
-59.14%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$32.03 ₹2,739
$308 ฿9,963
-89.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,270 ₹108.6K
$14.7K ฿475.8K
-91.36%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.91 ₹1,874
$55.4 ฿1,793
-60.45%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$23.57 ₹2,016
$26.4 ฿854
-10.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$40.69 ₹3,480
$85.1 ฿2,755
-52.20%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$28.19 ₹2,411
$71.8 ฿2,323
-60.73%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$126 ₹10.8K
$434 ฿14K
-70.87%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$75.7 ₹6,473
$235 ฿7,610
-67.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$271 ₹23.2K
$821 ฿26.6K
-66.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$177 ₹15.2K
$498 ฿16.1K
-64.43%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,176 ₹100.6K
$2,180 ฿70.6K
-46.05%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$522 ₹44.7K
$1,543 ฿49.9K
-66.14%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tumkur
Chiang Mai
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$703 ฿22.8K
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
9.47
5
89.40%

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

Last update for Tumkur: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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