Chiang Mai vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Chiang Mai Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$633
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1752
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$300
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$224
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$33.1
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$473
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
81
😀 Quality of life
61
65
🏙️ Population
127K
15.4M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 1% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7397th and 7432nd ($633 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd 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 1 months in Mumbai. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5097th and 4403rd 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
$1.51
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.56
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.18%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1721
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1037
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.23
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.4
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9087
$3106

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$589
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$545
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$778
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$491
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$767
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$776
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$771
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$814
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$765
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$522
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$796
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$945
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$841
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$668
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$515
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$792
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$627
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$711
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$761
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$581
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$804
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$597
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$526
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$449
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$588
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$655
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$708
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$1021
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$597
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$597
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$834
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$526
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$757
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$599
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$595
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$669
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$596
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$638
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$709
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304