Chiang Mai vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$320	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$1661
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.04M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 30% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6705th and 5212th ($742 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan 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 New Taipei. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 4766th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs New Taipei

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	Chiang Mai	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605