Chiang Mai vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$6038
🏠 One person rent	$315	$1451
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$2570
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$4591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	92
😀 Quality of life	65	98
🏙️ Population	1.2M	667K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 72% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 6954th and 713th ($727 vs $2601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Thailand and Denmark, respectively. Check Thailand vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5236th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Copenhagen

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	Chiang Mai	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.01	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$9.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$6.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$4.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$3186
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2210	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$6448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$5.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$20.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$69.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$37.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$125
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$643	$614
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15195	$17654

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$667
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$581
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$534
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$614
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1152
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$577
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$578
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$540
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$599
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$666
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$519
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$601
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$958
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$774
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1139
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$529
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$558
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$812
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$787
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$724
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$607
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$560

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678