Chiang Mai vs Multan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Multan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1005
🏠 One person rent	$291	$140
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$304
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	0 km
🎓 Higher education	56	29
😀 Quality of life	64	21
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.87M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 76% more expensive than in Multan. Cities ranked 6939th and 8975th ($691 vs $392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 7th 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 0.5 months in Multan. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Multan ranked 15th in Pakistan, while ranked 4535th and 8811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Multan

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	Chiang Mai	Multan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$6.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$52.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	17.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$654
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$7.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$2.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$1778

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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 Multan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Khanewal	$361
77 km or 48 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
93 km or 58 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
122 km or 76 mi	Burewala	$356
147 km or 91 mi	Jhang	$292
161 km or 100 mi	Gojra	$342
197 km or 123 mi	Sahiwal	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Okara	$300
209 km or 130 mi	Faisalabad	$306
225 km or 140 mi	Chiniot	$389
241 km or 150 mi	Sargodha	$458
298 km or 185 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
299 km or 186 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Bikaner	$297
317 km or 197 mi	Lahore	$411
331 km or 205 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
332 km or 206 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Gujranwala	$308
358 km or 223 mi	Jacobabad	$325
363 km or 226 mi	Amritsar	$383
365 km or 227 mi	Gujrat	$373
373 km or 232 mi	Sukkur	$339
376 km or 234 mi	Khost	$366
377 km or 234 mi	Kohat	$379
391 km or 243 mi	Sialkot	$281
394 km or 245 mi	Mirpur	$354
409 km or 254 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
417 km or 259 mi	Jalandhar	$358
418 km or 260 mi	Islamabad	$442
420 km or 261 mi	Wah	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Peshawar	$346
424 km or 263 mi	Quetta	$266
427 km or 266 mi	Larkana	$338
430 km or 267 mi	Gardez	$386
431 km or 268 mi	Jammu	$287
432 km or 268 mi	Ludhiana	$441
433 km or 269 mi	Hisar	$251
444 km or 276 mi	Jodhpur	$366
450 km or 279 mi	Mardan	$366
463 km or 288 mi	Sikar	$350