Chiang Mai vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$291	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	64	41
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.44M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 3% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6939th and 7052nd ($691 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 4535th and 6873rd 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	$1.78	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621