Chiang Mai vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$291	$148
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$263
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	34
😀 Quality of life	64	40
🏙️ Population	1.2M	7.06M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 37% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 6939th and 8612th ($691 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 510th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.1 months in Luoyang. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 4535th and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Luoyang

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	Chiang Mai	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$16348

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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 Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580