Chiang Mai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$353
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$618
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.5
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
83
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
1.2M
15.4M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 6% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6841st and 7076th ($780 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5309th and 4887th 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
$2.24
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1564
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16138
$4412

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$585
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$571
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$546
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$592
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$614
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$1269
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$629
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1056
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$590
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$581
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$550
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$621
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$610
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$695
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$528
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$710
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$656
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$788
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$789
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$613
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$1027
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$833
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1038
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$563
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$571
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$838
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$874
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$846
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$784
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$615
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$590

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Distance City Cost of living
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$504
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$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
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$401
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$321
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$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
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$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301