Bali vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bali	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1121	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3559	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$705	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2302	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.9	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	52
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bali is 51% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 4844th and 6705th ($1121 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th in Indonesia and Thailand, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 5819th and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Chiang Mai

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	Bali	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.69	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.28	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$798	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$572	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3170	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1937	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.5	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.8	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1875	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.77	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.23	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.5	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.33	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.27	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.51	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.73	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.9	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.61	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8739	$13977

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$892
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$530
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$380
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$518
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$495
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$388
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$558
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$512
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$470
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$487
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$507
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$601
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$434
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$447
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$550
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$506
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$524
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$508
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$512
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$515
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$517
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$551
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$571
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$534
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$530
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$638
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$596
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$509
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$541
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$620
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$553
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$419
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$757
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$577

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583