Chiang Mai vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$320	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$514
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$676
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	52	23
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.37M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 9% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6705th and 6364th ($742 vs $820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 10th in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey 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 Samsun. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Samsun ranked 12th in Turkey, while ranked 4766th and 5645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Samsun

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	Chiang Mai	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$399
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	36.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$2033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$80.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$11214

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$672
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$606
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$728
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$647
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$602
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$591
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$485
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$1003
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$705
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$504
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$643
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$619
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$684
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$708
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$675
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$656
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$625
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$673
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$617
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$578
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$607
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$907
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$672
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$594
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$635
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$570
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$731
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$426
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$622
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$662
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$577
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$678
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$599
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$637
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$651
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$580
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$790
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$607