Chiang Mai vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1061
🏠 One person rent	$320	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$314
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	62
😀 Quality of life	63	51
🏙️ Population	1.2M	3.38M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 89% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6705th and 8996th ($742 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 43rd in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 4766th and 6126th 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	$1.85	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$1788

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$617
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$783
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$690
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1251
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1174
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$919
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1168
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$599
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$555
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$613
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$626
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$792
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$588
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$613
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$739
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$623
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$994
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$787
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1151
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$549
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$593
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$800
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$773
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$676
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$625
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$329
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$461
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$331
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$299
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$365
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$316
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$373
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$360
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$319
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$325
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$377
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$335
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$351
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$311
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$505
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$285
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$533
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$303
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$356
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$443
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$275
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$337
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$375
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$284
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$337
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$280
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$321