Chiang Mai vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$291	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	64	54
🏙️ Population	1.2M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 61% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6939th and 8899th ($691 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Thailand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 4535th and 5971st 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	$1.78	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314