Chiang Mai vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$3539
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	52	95
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	1.2M	985K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 63% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6705th and 1883rd ($742 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Thailand and Sweden, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 4766th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Stockholm

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	Chiang Mai	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328