Chiang Mai vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$291	$163
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$179
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	56	69
😀 Quality of life	64	46
🏙️ Population	1.2M	11.1M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 68% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 6939th and 8934th ($691 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 4535th and 6486th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Lahore

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	Chiang Mai	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	19.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$5.75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$0.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$1.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$13
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$15
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$37.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$1172

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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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$383
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$321
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$308
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$281
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$373
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$300
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$358
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$305
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$306
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$389
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$287
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$355
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$441
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$342
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$354
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$356
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$365
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$369
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$442
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$361
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$272
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$354
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$382
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$273
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$251
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$392
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$321
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$283
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$379
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$265
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$372
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$346