Barcelona vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1768
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
98
52
😀 Quality of life
88
66
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.2M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 169% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 2423rd and 7120th ($1773 vs $659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 2nd in Thailand, while ranked 193rd and 4343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$50.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$10951

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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