Chiang Mai vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$291	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	92
😀 Quality of life	64	86
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.75M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 60% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6939th and 2624th ($691 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Thailand and Italy, respectively. Check Thailand vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4535th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Rome

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	Chiang Mai	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$9864

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201