Chiang Mai vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$353
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$618
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.5
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
56
100
😀 Quality of life
65
82
🏙️ Population
1.2M
7.41M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 71% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6841st and 621st ($780 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5309th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Hong Kong

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Chiang Mai Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1564
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16138
$22890

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$626
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$585
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$571
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$546
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$592
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$614
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$1269
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$629
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1056
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$590
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$581
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$550
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$621
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$610
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$695
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$528
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$710
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$656
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$788
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$789
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$613
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$1027
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$833
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1038
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$563
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$571
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$838
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$874
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$846
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$784
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$615
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$590

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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
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$723
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$694
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$699
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$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608