Chiang Mai vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$291	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	56	52
😀 Quality of life	64	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	686K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 26% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6939th and 5882nd ($691 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 732nd in Thailand and Japan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 4535th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Shizuoka

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	Chiang Mai	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083