Chiang Mai vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$288
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
52
97
😀 Quality of life
66
75
🏙️ Population
1.2M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 11% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7120th and 6607th ($659 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 54th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4343rd and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Guangzhou

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Chiang Mai Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.74
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.5
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10951
$18235

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$577
153 km or 95 mi Chiang Rai
$462
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$605
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$496
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$566
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$668
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$710
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$706
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$815
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1233
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$588
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$500
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$715
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$532
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$614
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$709
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$669
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$617
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$594
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$677
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$704
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$615
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$902
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$716
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1184
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$543
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$656
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$648
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$665
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$653
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$614
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$618
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620