Bali vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bali	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2474	$2026
🏠 One person rent	$724	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$1294	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$277	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$225	$627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	33 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	37	56
😀 Quality of life	61	66
🏙️ Population	4.36M	1.2M

The cost of living in Bali is 49% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 4961st and 7014th ($1115 vs $750) 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 0.2 months in Bali compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Bali ranked 9th best city to live in Indonesia vs Chiang Mai ranked 2nd in Thailand, while ranked 5831st and 4952nd 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	$2.79	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$6.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$589	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1661	$802
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1083	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2154	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1985	$1475
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.26	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.69	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22.6	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$4.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.91	$1.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.2	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.86	$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.8	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.04	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$354	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5255	$15185

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Cities near Bali

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Ubud	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Denpasar	$493
123 km or 77 mi	Mataram	$387
213 km or 133 mi	Probolinggo	$450
250 km or 155 mi	Pasuruan	$437
268 km or 167 mi	Malang	$358
281 km or 175 mi	Batu	$386
286 km or 177 mi	Surabaya	$520
305 km or 189 mi	Mojokerto	$402
317 km or 197 mi	Blitar	$416
338 km or 210 mi	Kediri	$428
395 km or 245 mi	Madiun	$419
409 km or 254 mi	Bima	$566
472 km or 293 mi	Surakarta	$381
512 km or 318 mi	Salatiga	$400
516 km or 321 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
533 km or 331 mi	Semarang	$490
560 km or 348 mi	Banjarbaru	$427
576 km or 358 mi	Banjarmasin	$436
613 km or 381 mi	Pekalongan	$452
614 km or 382 mi	Makassar	$486
664 km or 413 mi	Cilacap	$446
671 km or 417 mi	Tegal	$457
710 km or 441 mi	Palangka Raya	$439
714 km or 444 mi	Parepare	$470
723 km or 449 mi	Banjar	$458
736 km or 457 mi	Cirebon	$494
760 km or 472 mi	Tasikmalaya	$337
837 km or 520 mi	Bandung	$502
839 km or 522 mi	Palopo	$482
842 km or 523 mi	Cimahi	$468
844 km or 525 mi	Balikpapan	$556
907 km or 563 mi	Sukabumi	$551
907 km or 564 mi	Baubau	$468
917 km or 570 mi	Bekasi	$515
921 km or 572 mi	Samarinda	$530
928 km or 577 mi	Bogor	$466
931 km or 579 mi	Depok	$376
934 km or 581 mi	Jakarta	$627
946 km or 588 mi	South Tangerang	$516

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$675
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$601
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$549
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$610
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$656
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$968
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$591
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$564
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$555
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$721
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$534
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$616
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$617
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$996
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$794
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$968
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$583
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$839
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$809
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$787
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$617
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583