Brisbane vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$291
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$597
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$680
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	56
😀 Quality of life	97	64
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.2M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 192% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6939th ($2016 vs $691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 19th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1 months in Chiang Mai. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 7th and 4535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Chiang Mai

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	Brisbane	Chiang Mai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$1.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$2045
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$14196

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579