Chiang Mai vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$2295
🏠 One person rent
$353
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$618
$818
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.5
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$810
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
56
48
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.2M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 17% less expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6841st and 6098th ($780 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 16th in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5309th and 5641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Nizhny Novgorod

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Chiang Mai Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$7.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
20.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$2988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1564
$2007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16138
$4368

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$709
153 km or 95 mi Chiang Rai
$626
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$593
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$585
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$571
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$546
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$592
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$614
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$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
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$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
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$695
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$791
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$732
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$757
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$773
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$726
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$929
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$738
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$950
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$585
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$738
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$957
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$910
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$971
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$891
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1585
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$595
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$978
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$959
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$595
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$680
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$746
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$740
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$905
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$578
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$726
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$777
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$597
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$838
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$637
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$677
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$761
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$837
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$811