Chiang Mai vs Jaipur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Jaipur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1043
🏠 One person rent	$320	$139
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$149
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	52	52
😀 Quality of life	63	53
🏙️ Population	1.2M	3.07M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 88% more expensive than in Jaipur. Cities ranked 6705th and 8992nd ($742 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 40th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India 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 Jaipur. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Jaipur ranked 20th in India, while ranked 4766th and 6052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Jaipur

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	Chiang Mai	Jaipur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$2.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$84.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$241
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$35.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$8.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	8.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$1.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$8.76
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$84.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$1180

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$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
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$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

Cities near Jaipur

Distance	City	Cost of living
104 km or 64 mi	Alwar	$303
106 km or 66 mi	Sikar	$371
132 km or 82 mi	Ajmer	$299
190 km or 118 mi	Mathura	$292
193 km or 120 mi	Kota	$368
207 km or 129 mi	Gurgaon	$533
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwani	$328
213 km or 133 mi	Bhilwara	$360
215 km or 134 mi	Agra	$360
219 km or 136 mi	Faridabad	$383
231 km or 144 mi	Rohtak	$280
233 km or 145 mi	Noida	$445
236 km or 146 mi	Delhi	$505
243 km or 151 mi	Aligarh	$288
244 km or 152 mi	Gwalior	$339
247 km or 154 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
249 km or 154 mi	Hisar	$252
257 km or 160 mi	Sonipat	$275
280 km or 174 mi	Bikaner	$268
284 km or 176 mi	Pali	$338
286 km or 178 mi	Jodhpur	$375
293 km or 182 mi	Meerut	$351
315 km or 196 mi	Jhansi	$373
322 km or 200 mi	Sambhal	$319
339 km or 211 mi	Udaipur	$347
354 km or 220 mi	Moradabad	$325
377 km or 234 mi	Saharanpur	$284
385 km or 239 mi	Bareilly	$299
408 km or 254 mi	Ratlam	$327
413 km or 256 mi	Patiala	$358
415 km or 258 mi	Ujjain	$285
425 km or 264 mi	Vidisha	$337
426 km or 265 mi	Rishikesh	$371
433 km or 269 mi	Dehradun	$375
434 km or 270 mi	Chandigarh	$397
437 km or 271 mi	Bhopal	$367
444 km or 276 mi	Ludhiana	$430
446 km or 277 mi	Kanpur	$329
467 km or 290 mi	Indore	$379
475 km or 295 mi	Burewala	$360