Chiang Mai vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$792
🏠 One person rent	$291	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$192
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	56	38
😀 Quality of life	64	43
🏙️ Population	1.2M	929K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 128% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 6939th and 9203rd ($691 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Thailand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Thailand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.6 months in Khulna. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Khulna ranked 3rd in Bangladesh, while ranked 4535th and 6683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Khulna

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	Chiang Mai	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$1380

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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 Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351