Chiang Mai vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$659	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1768	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$288	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.1	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$529	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	7
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	1.2M	133K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 49% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 7120th and 4218th ($659 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Thailand and Maldives, respectively. Check Thailand vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.8 months in Male. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4343rd and 4858th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Male

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	Chiang Mai	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.74	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.51	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$718	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$419	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.1	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.4	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.38%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.1	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.93	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.36	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$437	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10951	$3438

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$462
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$605
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$668
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$710
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$706
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1212
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1195
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$815
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1233
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$500
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$715
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$614
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$709
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$669
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$594
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$677
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$615
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$716
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1184
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$543
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$656
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$665
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$653
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$614
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$618
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$575

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339