Chiang Mai vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$2007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$4961
🏠 One person rent	$291	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$2044
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$3346
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	56	84
😀 Quality of life	64	94
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.91M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 66% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6939th and 1818th ($691 vs $2007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 4535th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Hamburg City

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	Chiang Mai	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$83.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$5.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$755
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$318
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$8190
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$5824
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$3.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$58.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$233
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$24460

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321