Chiang Mai vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$291	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$2064
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	56	100
😀 Quality of life	64	78
🏙️ Population	1.2M	594K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 36% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 6939th and 4951st ($691 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 211th in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 4535th and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Kawaguchi

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	Chiang Mai	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$14573

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124