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

🙂 Solo nomad: Varanasi is 61.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 64.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Varanasi is 58.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 60.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.3 ₹197

$2.02 ฿65.3

13.86%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$8.47 ₹724

$18.78 ฿608

-54.90%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.53 ₹302

$7.67 ฿248

-53.98%

Cappuccino

$1.54 ₹132

$1.98 ฿64.2

-22.22%

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

$0.33 ₹28.26

$0.82 ฿26.64

-59.76%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.1 ₹8.73

$0.33 ฿10.58

-69.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.77 ₹151

$2.12 ฿68.6

-16.51%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.35 ₹201

$3.73 ฿121

-37.00%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.69 ₹59.1

$1.64 ฿53.2

-57.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.36 ₹31.11

$1.57 ฿50.9

-77.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.56 ₹47.49

$1.19 ฿38.62

-52.94%

Eggs

$0.94 ₹80.6

$1.98 ฿64.1

-52.53%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$3.62 ₹310

$15.99 ฿517

-77.36%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.49 ₹213

$3.12 ฿101

-20.19%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.16 ฿361

Apples (1kg)

$1.56 ₹133

$2.76 ฿89.2

-43.48%

Banana (1kg)

$0.62 ₹52.9

$1.22 ฿39.5

-49.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.93 ₹79.4

$1.71 ฿55.4

-45.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.35 ₹30.29

$1.55 ฿50.2

-77.42%

Potato (1kg)

$0.27 ₹23.05

$1.34 ฿43.21

-79.85%

Onion (1kg)

$0.25 ₹21.37

$1.21 ฿39.23

-79.34%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.37 ₹31.93

$0.72 ฿23.2

-48.61%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 ₹24.67

$0.53 ฿17.05

-45.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.83 ₹242

$4.72 ฿153

-40.04%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.68 ₹571

$18.39 ฿595

-63.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.71 ₹147

$1.79 ฿57.9

-4.47%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.6 ₹223

$3.21 ฿104

-19.00%

Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)

$4.67 ₹399

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.61 ₹51.8

$0.94 ฿30.44

-35.11%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$10.6 ₹907

$18.9 ฿612

-43.92%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.22 ₹18.82

$1.42 ฿46.08

-84.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.11 ₹9.75

$1.35 ฿43.53

-91.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.17 ₹100

$7.85 ฿254

-85.10%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.16 ₹98.9

$1.25 ฿40.4

-7.20%

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

$13.8K ₹1.2M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

-35.00%

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

$20.8K ₹1.8M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-4.78%

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

$14.05 ₹1,202

$70.6 ฿2,285

-80.10%

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

$3.67 ₹314

$13.72 ฿444

-73.25%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$5.41 ₹463

$17.56 ฿568

-69.19%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.54 ₹1,072

$41.64 ฿1,347

-69.88%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.93 ₹507

$6.9 ฿223

-14.06%

Cinema Ticket

$2.98 ₹255

$5.8 ฿188

-48.62%

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

$57.7 ₹4,934

$308 ฿9,963

-81.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$923 ₹79K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-93.72%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$23.12 ₹1,978

$55.4 ฿1,793

-58.27%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$24.18 ₹2,068

$26.4 ฿854

-8.41%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.8 ₹3,490

$85.1 ฿2,755

-52.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$24.71 ₹2,113

$71.8 ฿2,323

-65.58%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$130 ₹11.1K

$434 ฿14K

-70.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.6 ₹4,409

$235 ฿7,610

-78.08%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$243 ₹20.8K

$821 ฿26.6K

-70.43%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$157 ₹13.4K

$498 ฿16.1K

-68.52%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$619 ₹52.9K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-71.63%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$373 ₹31.9K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-75.83%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$621 ₹53.1K

$703 ฿22.8K

-11.69%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

8.72

74.40%

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

Last update for Varanasi: October 28, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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