Chiang Mai vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$291	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	65
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.31M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 49% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 6939th and 8802nd ($691 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 14th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 4535th and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Hyderabad, India

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	Chiang Mai	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$2458

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304