Chiang Mai vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$320	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$282
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	72
😀 Quality of life	63	54
🏙️ Population	1.2M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 73% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6705th and 8916th ($742 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Thailand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 4766th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Dhaka

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	Chiang Mai	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$1444

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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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317