Chiang Mai vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chiang Mai	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$750	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2026	$1757
🏠 One person rent	$354	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.6	$57.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$997
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	23
😀 Quality of life	66	48
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.37M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 5% more expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 7014th and 7191st ($750 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 44th 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 1.4 months in Samsun. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Samsun ranked 68th in Turkey, while ranked 4952nd and 6890th 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	$1.99	$5.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.7	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.87	$6.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$802	$612
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$61.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$10.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.6%	48.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1970	$3250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1475	$2663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.9	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$9.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.38	$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.23	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.65	$3.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.1	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.23	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.4	$33.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$74.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15185	$3975

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$675
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$601
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$549
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$610
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$627
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$656
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$968
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$591
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$564
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$555
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$616
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$721
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$534
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$616
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$762
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$617
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$996
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$794
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$968
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$583
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$839
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$809
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$787
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$617
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$583

Cities near Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$654
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$761
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$702
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$916
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$646
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$716
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$701
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$707
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$649
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$713
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$732
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$662
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$686
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$662
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$672
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$557
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$597
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$724
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$1033
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$702
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$611
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$636
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$547
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$1063
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$725
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$565
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$824
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$752
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$713
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$738
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$646
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$634
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$616
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$819
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$958