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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 13.5% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 12.4% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Vacoas is 1.5% more expensive than Chiang Mai without rent, and 17.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.57 MUR 308

$2.03 ฿64.2

223.65%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.88 MUR 1,541

$18.59 ฿588

76.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.09 MUR 239

$7.48 ฿237

-31.95%

Cappuccino

$2.68 MUR 126

$2.00 ฿63.2

34.00%

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

$0.98 MUR 45.89

$0.85 ฿26.81

15.29%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.56 MUR 26.06

$0.35 ฿11.13

60.00%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.16 MUR 101

$2.21 ฿70.0

-2.26%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.97 MUR 92.1

$3.76 ฿119

-47.61%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.29 MUR 60.6

$1.72 ฿54.4

-25.00%

White Bread (500g)

$0.67 MUR 31.24

$1.63 ฿51.7

-58.90%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.34 MUR 62.7

$1.16 ฿36.66

15.52%

Eggs

$2.20 MUR 103

$1.98 ฿62.6

11.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.81 MUR 132

$15.93 ฿504

-82.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.03 MUR 142

$3.17 ฿100

-4.42%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.52 MUR 259

$10.90 ฿345

-49.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.04 MUR 95.6

$2.65 ฿83.7

-23.02%

Banana (1kg)

$1.95 MUR 91.5

$1.22 ฿38.70

59.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 MUR 67.5

$1.70 ฿53.7

-15.29%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.61 MUR 122

$1.59 ฿50.3

64.15%

Potato (1kg)

$1.04 MUR 48.65

$1.32 ฿41.90

-21.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 MUR 46.17

$1.17 ฿36.99

-15.38%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.84 MUR 39.14

$0.68 ฿21.46

23.53%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.72 MUR 33.59

$0.56 ฿17.64

28.57%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.83 MUR 273

$4.51 ฿143

29.27%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.25 MUR 293

$19.07 ฿604

-67.23%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.44 MUR 67.4

$1.77 ฿56.0

-18.64%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.26 MUR 106

$3.18 ฿101

-28.93%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.96 MUR 45.08

$0.96 ฿30.47

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.90 ฿598

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.35 MUR 204

$1.36 ฿42.98

219.85%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.60 MUR 122

$1.35 ฿42.80

92.59%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.29 MUR 201

$8.03 ฿254

-46.58%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 MUR 65.5

$1.24 ฿39.34

12.90%

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

$26.0K MUR 1.2M

$21.2K ฿669.8K

22.97%

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

$29.0K MUR 1.4M

$21.8K ฿688.5K

33.30%

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

$50.0 MUR 2,343

$71.2 ฿2,255

-29.81%

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

$11.05 MUR 518

$14.09 ฿446

-21.58%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.86 MUR 1,212

$17.47 ฿553

48.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.17 MUR 1,226

$42.07 ฿1,332

-37.79%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.88 ฿218

Cinema Ticket

$5.54 MUR 260

$5.94 ฿188

-6.73%

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

$155 MUR 7,258

$307 ฿9,728

-49.61%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,894 MUR 182.5K

$14.8K ฿468.2K

-73.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.76 MUR 1,394

$55.7 ฿1,762

-46.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$28.64 MUR 1,342

$26.79 ฿848

6.91%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$65.7 MUR 3,081

$83.2 ฿2,634

-21.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.3 MUR 2,733

$70.1 ฿2,219

-16.82%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$263 MUR 12.3K

$427 ฿13.5K

-38.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$235 MUR 11.0K

$237 ฿7,504

-0.76%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$507 MUR 23.8K

$802 ฿25.4K

-36.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$320 MUR 15.0K

$503 ฿15.9K

-36.46%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,061 ฿65.2K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,533 ฿48.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$703 MUR 33.0K

$654 ฿20.7K

7.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.25

-15.00%

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

Last update for Vacoas: March 1, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: March 1, 2026

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