Chiang Mai vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiang Mai	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$2924
🏠 One person rent	$315	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$885
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$1378
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	4.04M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 36% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6954th and 4867th ($727 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 5236th and 387th 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	$2.01	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2210	$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$643	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15195	$17207

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$667
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$581
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$534
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$614
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1152
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$577
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$578
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$540
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$599
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$666
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$519
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$601
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$958
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$774
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1139
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$529
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$558
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$812
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$787
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$724
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$607
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$560

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1313
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$942
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$802
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$868
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$993
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$695
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$1006
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$914
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$894
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$914
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$628
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$634
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$854
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$894
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$628
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$621
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$615
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$700
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$901
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$753
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$707
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$671
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$616
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$696
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$666
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$697
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$600
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$586
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$672
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$604
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$454
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$650
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$589