Chiang Mai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$288
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
66
65
🏙️ Population
1.2M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 7% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7120th and 6763rd ($659 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 4343rd and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.74
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.5
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10951
$2517

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$577
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$462
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325