Barcelona vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2009
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$613
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$627
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
88
63
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.2M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 154% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 2198th and 6705th ($1887 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 18th in Spain and Thailand, respectively. Check Spain vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 238th and 4766th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$13977

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

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