Chiang Mai vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$291	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	56	24
😀 Quality of life	64	38
🏙️ Population	1.2M	7.82M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 6% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6939th and 6735th ($691 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 43rd in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 4535th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Shangqiu

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	Chiang Mai	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$17921

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529