Chiang Mai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$320
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
1.2M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 4% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6705th and 6838th ($742 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 4766th and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Mumbai

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Chiang Mai Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$2724

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$655
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283