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

🙂 Solo nomad: Wah is 50.7% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 60.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Wah is 54.6% cheaper than Chiang Mai without rent, and 60.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.79 PKR 504

$2.02 ฿65.3

-11.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$10.55 PKR 2,981

$18.78 ฿608

-43.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$3.6 PKR 1,016

$7.67 ฿248

-53.06%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.78 PKR 785

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.72 PKR 1,334

Cappuccino

$1.22 PKR 344

$1.98 ฿64.2

-38.38%

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

$0.3 PKR 86.1

$0.82 ฿26.64

-63.41%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.22 PKR 61.9

$0.33 ฿10.58

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 ฿68.6

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.73 ฿121

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 PKR 201

$1.64 ฿53.2

-56.71%

White Bread (500g)

$0.65 PKR 183

$1.57 ฿50.9

-58.60%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.24 PKR 351

$1.19 ฿38.62

4.20%

Eggs

$1.16 PKR 327

$1.98 ฿64.1

-41.41%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.21 PKR 2,036

$15.99 ฿517

-54.91%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.57 PKR 725

$3.12 ฿101

-17.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.25 PKR 918

$11.16 ฿361

-70.88%

Apples (1kg)

$1.03 PKR 291

$2.76 ฿89.2

-62.68%

Banana (1kg)

$0.55 PKR 155

$1.22 ฿39.5

-54.92%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.65 PKR 184

$1.71 ฿55.4

-61.99%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.56 PKR 157

$1.55 ฿50.2

-63.87%

Potato (1kg)

$0.35 PKR 97.7

$1.34 ฿43.21

-73.88%

Onion (1kg)

$0.51 PKR 143

$1.21 ฿39.23

-57.85%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.59 PKR 168

$0.72 ฿23.2

-18.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.43 PKR 121

$0.53 ฿17.05

-18.87%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$1.39 PKR 392

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.68 PKR 193

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.95 PKR 550

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.91 PKR 538

$4.72 ฿153

-59.53%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.39 ฿595

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.79 ฿57.9

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 ฿104

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.21 PKR 58.5

$0.94 ฿30.44

-77.66%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$7.17 PKR 2,026

$18.9 ฿612

-62.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.09 PKR 308

$1.42 ฿46.08

-23.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.4 PKR 113

$1.35 ฿43.53

-70.37%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$1.82 PKR 514

$7.85 ฿254

-76.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.96 PKR 272

$1.25 ฿40.4

-23.20%

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

$21.8K PKR 6.2M

$21.2K ฿684.9K

2.95%

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

$21.2K PKR 6M

$21.8K ฿706.8K

-3.03%

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

$58.2 PKR 16.4K

$70.6 ฿2,285

-17.58%

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

$3.85 PKR 1,087

$13.72 ฿444

-71.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.98 PKR 3,665

$17.56 ฿568

-26.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$12.2 PKR 3,447

$41.64 ฿1,347

-70.70%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.78 PKR 1,633

$6.9 ฿223

-16.23%

Cinema Ticket

$3.44 PKR 972

$5.8 ฿188

-40.69%

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

$28.5 PKR 8,050

$308 ฿9,963

-90.74%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,152 PKR 325.4K

$14.7K ฿475.8K

-92.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.29 PKR 4,601

$55.4 ฿1,793

-70.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$21.73 PKR 6,138

$26.4 ฿854

-17.69%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$59.4 PKR 16.8K

$85.1 ฿2,755

-30.18%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$25.62 PKR 7,235

$71.8 ฿2,323

-64.31%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$75.6 PKR 21.3K

$434 ฿14K

-82.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$51.1 PKR 14.4K

$235 ฿7,610

-78.27%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$165 PKR 46.5K

$821 ฿26.6K

-79.95%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$106 PKR 30K

$498 ฿16.1K

-78.68%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$582 PKR 164.3K

$2,180 ฿70.6K

-73.31%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$489 PKR 138.1K

$1,543 ฿49.9K

-68.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$703 ฿22.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

260.00%

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

Last update for Wah: October 27, 2025

Last update for Chiang Mai: October 29, 2025

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