Chiang Mai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$320	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$764
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	20
😀 Quality of life	63	40
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.44M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 4% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6705th and 6841st ($742 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 76th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.1 months in Shangrao. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 4766th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Shangrao

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	Chiang Mai	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694