Chiang Mai vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1071
🏠 One person rent	$291	$99.6
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$202
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$448
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	56	82
😀 Quality of life	64	63
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.33M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 80% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 6939th and 8995th ($691 vs $385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 78th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Depok. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Depok ranked 3rd in Indonesia, while ranked 4535th and 4767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Depok

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	Chiang Mai	Depok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$64.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$41.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$121
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$9.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$7606

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$701
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$513
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$518
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$558
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$563
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$492
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$500
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$488
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$545
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$521
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$432
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$480
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$474
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$471
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$421
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$395
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$417
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$486
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$453
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$505
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$458
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$410
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$365
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$510
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$614
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$427
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$430
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506