Ahmedabad vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ahmedabad	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$452	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1122	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$166	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.1	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$467	$680
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	57	56
😀 Quality of life	54	64
🏙️ Population	7.65M	1.2M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 35% less expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 8848th and 6939th ($452 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 19th in India and Thailand, respectively. Check India vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5984th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Chiang Mai

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	Ahmedabad	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.12	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.86%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.6	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1659	$14196

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$382
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$389
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$371
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$311
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$310
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$771
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$286
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$311
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$288
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$324
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$298
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$340
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$367
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$378
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$333
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$333
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$348
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$366
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$284
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$381
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$279
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$350
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$716
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$363
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$334
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$513
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$295
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$331
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$376
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$325
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$297
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$350

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