Chiang Mai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1891
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$291
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$680
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
82
😀 Quality of life
64
69
🏙️ Population
1.2M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 3% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6939th and 6818th ($691 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 4535th and 2865th 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
$1.78
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.46
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14196
$3007

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$633
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$584
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
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$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296