Auckland vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1768
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	32	52
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.2M

The cost of living in Auckland is 246% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 1099th and 7120th ($2279 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in New Zealand and Thailand, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Chiang Mai ranked 2nd in Thailand, while ranked 119th and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Chiang Mai

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	Auckland	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$50.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$10951

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$605
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$668
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$710
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$815
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1233
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$500
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$715
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$614
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$709
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$669
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$594
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$615
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$716
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1184
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$543
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$656
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$665
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$653
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$614
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$618
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$575