Chiang Mai vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$320
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$1320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
52
57
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
1.2M
5.95M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 43% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6705th and 8532nd ($742 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 6th in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 2.5 months in Pune. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 4766th and 5075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$1727

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$655
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$513
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$559
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$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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$312
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$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
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$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379