Adelaide vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$2112
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$618
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$81.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$577
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	50	56
😀 Quality of life	93	65
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.2M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 200% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 1210th and 6841st ($2338 vs $780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 20th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.7 months in Chiang Mai. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Chiang Mai ranked 2nd in Thailand, while ranked 73rd and 5309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Chiang Mai

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	Adelaide	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$65.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$2110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$19.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$16138

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$709
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$593
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$546
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$592
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$629
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1056
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$590
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$581
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$550
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$610
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$695
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$528
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$656
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$613
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$1027
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$833
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1038
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$563
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$571
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$874
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$846
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$784
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$615
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$590