Chiang Mai vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1645
🏠 One person rent
$320
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$547
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
46
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.21M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 16% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6705th and 7383rd ($742 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 28th in Thailand and Russia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 4766th and 5846th 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
$1.85
$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$5245

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$655
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$513
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$612
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$559
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$564
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
198 km or 123 mi Ivanovo
$498
202 km or 125 mi Cheboksary
$541
223 km or 139 mi Vladimir
$616
241 km or 150 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
245 km or 152 mi Kostroma
$507
250 km or 155 mi Saransk
$376
290 km or 180 mi Yaroslavl
$533
323 km or 200 mi Kazan
$654
331 km or 205 mi Ryazan
$515
350 km or 217 mi Elektrostal
$660
353 km or 220 mi Penza
$514
355 km or 221 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
366 km or 227 mi Rybinsk
$623
380 km or 236 mi Balashikha
$633
386 km or 240 mi Korolyov
$672
387 km or 240 mi Lyubertsy
$797
391 km or 243 mi Mytishchi
$583
402 km or 250 mi Moscow
$1075
403 km or 250 mi Vologda
$480
410 km or 255 mi Khimki
$736
415 km or 258 mi Podolsk
$566
418 km or 260 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
421 km or 262 mi Kirov
$463
434 km or 270 mi Tambov
$508
453 km or 281 mi Syzran
$522
466 km or 289 mi Tolyatti
$513
469 km or 291 mi Tula
$507
477 km or 297 mi Cherepovets
$551
482 km or 300 mi Obninsk
$606
492 km or 305 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
498 km or 310 mi Tver
$590
501 km or 311 mi Lipetsk
$401
522 km or 324 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
525 km or 326 mi Samara
$589
527 km or 328 mi Kaluga
$490
536 km or 333 mi Balakovo
$562
544 km or 338 mi Almetyevsk
$540
549 km or 341 mi Saratov
$518
558 km or 347 mi Engels
$519