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

🙂 Solo nomad: Victoria is 48.4% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 69.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Victoria is 50.2% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 66.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.02 ฿65.3

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$18.78 ฿608

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.67 ฿248

Cappuccino

$1.98 ฿64.2

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

$0.82 ฿26.64

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.33 ฿10.58

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$6.42 EC$17.34

$1.64 ฿53.2

291.46%

White Bread (500g)

$1.01 EC$2.73

$1.57 ฿50.9

-35.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.61 EC$4.33

$1.19 ฿38.62

35.29%

Eggs

$3.6 EC$9.72

$1.98 ฿64.1

81.82%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.31 EC$22.43

$15.99 ฿517

-48.03%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.33 EC$11.69

$3.12 ฿101

38.78%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.57 EC$12.33

$11.16 ฿361

-59.05%

Apples (1kg)

$2.76 ฿89.2

Banana (1kg)

$1.58 EC$4.28

$1.22 ฿39.5

29.51%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.71 ฿55.4

Tomato (1kg)

$6.62 EC$17.89

$1.55 ฿50.2

327.10%

Potato (1kg)

$2.4 EC$6.48

$1.34 ฿43.21

79.10%

Onion (1kg)

$2.4 EC$6.48

$1.21 ฿39.23

98.35%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.87 EC$5.04

$0.72 ฿23.2

159.72%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.83 EC$4.94

$0.53 ฿17.05

245.28%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$4.72 ฿153

Wine (Bottle)

$7.56 EC$20.4

$18.39 ฿595

-58.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.86 EC$5.03

$1.79 ฿57.9

3.91%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.83 EC$4.95

$3.21 ฿104

-42.99%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.94 ฿30.44

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$18.9 ฿612

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.42 ฿46.08

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 ฿43.53

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.85 ฿254

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.25 ฿40.4

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

$21.2K ฿684.9K

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

$21.8K ฿706.8K

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

$70.6 ฿2,285

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

$13.72 ฿444

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.56 ฿568

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.64 ฿1,347

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$6.9 ฿223

Cinema Ticket

$5.8 ฿188

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

$308 ฿9,963

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$14.7K ฿475.8K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.4 ฿1,793

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$26.4 ฿854

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.1 ฿2,755

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$71.8 ฿2,323

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$434 ฿14K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$235 ฿7,610

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$821 ฿26.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$498 ฿16.1K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,180 ฿70.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,543 ฿49.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$703 ฿22.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

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

Last update for Victoria: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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