Chiang Mai vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$291	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	56	78
😀 Quality of life	64	85
🏙️ Population	1.2M	936K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 67% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6939th and 1551st ($691 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 7th in Thailand and Israel, respectively. Check Thailand vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 4535th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Jerusalem

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	Chiang Mai	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511