Chiang Mai vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$291	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	56	43
😀 Quality of life	64	64
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.08M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 10% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6939th and 6565th ($691 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Thailand and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 4535th and 4554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Nur-Sultan

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	Chiang Mai	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$5487

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512