Chiang Mai vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$320	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	53
😀 Quality of life	63	50
🏙️ Population	1.2M	8.78M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 11% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6705th and 7155th ($742 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 142nd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 4766th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Quanzhou

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	Chiang Mai	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$22902

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$655
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$513
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$612
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014