Chiang Mai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$315	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	65	46
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.44M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 12% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6954th and 7433rd ($727 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 94th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 5236th and 6933rd 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	$2.01	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2210	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$643	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15195	$28686

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$667
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$581
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$534
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$614
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1152
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$577
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$578
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$540
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$599
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$666
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$519
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$601
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$958
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$774
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1139
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$529
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$558
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$812
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$787
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$724
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$607
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$560

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620