Chiang Mai vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$3717
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	52	91
😀 Quality of life	63	94
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.51M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 68% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6705th and 1056th ($742 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Thailand and Germany, respectively. Check Thailand vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4766th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Munich

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	Chiang Mai	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$19483

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668