Abu Dhabi vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$680
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	56
😀 Quality of life	83	64
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.2M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 165% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 2320th and 6939th ($1828 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 19th in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 438th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Chiang Mai

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	Abu Dhabi	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$14196

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579