Chiang Mai vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1891
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$291
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$680
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
56
95
😀 Quality of life
64
70
🏙️ Population
1.2M
9.5M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 13% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 6939th and 7543rd ($691 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 199th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Foshan. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4535th and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Foshan

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Chiang Mai Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.78
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.46
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14196
$18096

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Chiang MaiFoshan

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$705
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$1163
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$604
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$543
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$710
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$568
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$625
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$778
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$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
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$717
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$628
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$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

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$774
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$804
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$461
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$656
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$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
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$522
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$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
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$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642