Chiang Mai vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$291	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	23
😀 Quality of life	64	56
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.37M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 19% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 6939th and 6234th ($691 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 10th in Thailand and Turkey, respectively. Check Thailand vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 4535th and 5708th 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	$1.78	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$7315

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683