Brisbane vs Chiang Mai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Chiang Mai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$613
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$627
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	66	52
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.2M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 236% more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Cities ranked 781st and 6705th ($2491 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Australia and Thailand, respectively. Check Australia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Chiang Mai. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Chiang Mai ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 15th and 4766th 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	$14	$1.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$13977

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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