Chiang Mai vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$626
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$291	$294
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$492
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	56	38
😀 Quality of life	64	60
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.78M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 10% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 6939th and 7397th ($691 vs $626) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 19th in Thailand and the Philippines, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.8 months in Davao. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Davao ranked 7th in the Philippines, while ranked 4535th and 5168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Davao

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	Chiang Mai	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$3.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$629
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$324
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	9.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$7.99
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$7817

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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

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$572
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$553
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$562
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$417
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$541
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$377
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$440
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$553
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$407
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$431
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$597
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$518
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$492
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$650
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$589
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$516
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$667
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$707
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$709
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$735
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$727
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$595
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$587
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$610
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$562
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$567
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$598
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$450
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$566
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$439
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$442
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$820
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$520
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$580
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$442
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$498
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$441
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593