Chiang Mai vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$320
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
52
67
😀 Quality of life
63
49
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.01M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 69% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 6705th and 8895th ($742 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 4766th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$3133

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$783
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$690
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$674
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$1174
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$919
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1168
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$599
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$555
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$613
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$608
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$626
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$792
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$564
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$588
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$664
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$613
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
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$739
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$759
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$623
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$994
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$787
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1151
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$549
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$593
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$769
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$800
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$773
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$676
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$625
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$583

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$376
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$323
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$328
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$372
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$341
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$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
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$338
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$374
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$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
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$456
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$380
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$335
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$344
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$280
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$373
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$308
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$376
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$358
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$319
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$406
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$292
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$344
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$500
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$312
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$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
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$469
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$378
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$599
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$358
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$360
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$430
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$371
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$476
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$273
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$457
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$397