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

🙂 Solo nomad: Vacoas is 23.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 15.6% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Vacoas is 18.1% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 17.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.71 MUR 308

$2.03 ฿63.1

230.54%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$33.12 MUR 1,520

$18.34 ฿570

80.59%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.06 MUR 232

$7.56 ฿235

-33.07%

Cappuccino

$2.60 MUR 119

$1.94 ฿60.2

34.02%

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

$0.97 MUR 44.38

$0.79 ฿24.69

22.78%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.60 MUR 27.70

$0.36 ฿11.06

66.67%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.25 MUR 103

$2.21 ฿68.8

1.81%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.92 MUR 88.3

$3.75 ฿117

-48.80%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.32 MUR 60.8

$1.66 ฿51.6

-20.48%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 MUR 30.05

$1.60 ฿49.83

-59.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.27 MUR 58.3

$1.20 ฿37.17

5.83%

Eggs

$2.15 MUR 98.5

$1.92 ฿59.6

11.98%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.83 MUR 130

$15.90 ฿494

-82.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.06 MUR 140

$3.03 ฿94.2

0.99%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.54 MUR 254

$11.09 ฿345

-50.05%

Apples (1kg)

$1.98 MUR 90.8

$2.74 ฿85.2

-27.74%

Banana (1kg)

$2.03 MUR 93.0

$1.22 ฿37.79

66.39%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 MUR 66.1

$1.71 ฿53.0

-15.79%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.70 MUR 124

$1.53 ฿47.50

76.47%

Potato (1kg)

$1.03 MUR 47.26

$1.40 ฿43.38

-26.43%

Onion (1kg)

$1.00 MUR 46.05

$1.20 ฿37.17

-16.67%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.81 MUR 36.99

$0.68 ฿21.05

19.12%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 MUR 34.91

$0.57 ฿17.62

33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$5.77 MUR 265

$4.56 ฿142

26.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.61 MUR 304

$19.32 ฿601

-65.79%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.41 MUR 64.7

$1.85 ฿57.5

-23.78%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 MUR 99.9

$3.30 ฿102

-33.94%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 MUR 43.28

$0.88 ฿27.44

6.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.26 ฿599

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.32 MUR 198

$1.41 ฿43.92

206.38%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.65 MUR 122

$1.30 ฿40.26

103.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.47 MUR 205

$7.85 ฿244

-43.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.46 MUR 67.1

$1.25 ฿38.73

16.80%

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

$26.7K MUR 1.2M

$21.8K ฿676.4K

22.82%

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

$28.4K MUR 1.3M

$21.9K ฿680.8K

29.72%

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

$49.05 MUR 2,251

$69.7 ฿2,166

-29.61%

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

$11.09 MUR 509

$14.20 ฿442

-21.90%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$25.90 MUR 1,189

$17.55 ฿546

47.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$26.88 MUR 1,234

$41.89 ฿1,302

-35.83%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.93 ฿215

Cinema Ticket

$5.54 MUR 254

$5.70 ฿177

-2.81%

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

$154 MUR 7,057

$310 ฿9,653

-50.48%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$3,910 MUR 179.5K

$14.9K ฿464.0K

-73.80%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.66 MUR 1,361

$55.0 ฿1,711

-46.11%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$29.27 MUR 1,343

$26.47 ฿823

10.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$64.9 MUR 2,978

$85.2 ฿2,649

-23.86%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$58.3 MUR 2,675

$71.6 ฿2,225

-18.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$265 MUR 12.2K

$435 ฿13.5K

-39.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$239 MUR 11.0K

$240 ฿7,465

-0.60%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$517 MUR 23.7K

$804 ฿25.0K

-35.72%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$322 MUR 14.8K

$498 ฿15.5K

-35.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,102 ฿65.3K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,541 ฿47.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$710 MUR 32.6K

$654 ฿20.3K

8.49%

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: February 11, 2026

Last update for Chiang Mai: February 13, 2026

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