Chiang Mai vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$985
🏠 One person rent	$291	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	62
😀 Quality of life	64	52
🏙️ Population	1.2M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 89% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6939th and 9042nd ($691 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 56th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 4535th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Lucknow

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	Chiang Mai	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.51
🥤 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	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292