Chiang Mai vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1380
🏠 One person rent	$320	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$472
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	52	72
😀 Quality of life	63	62
🏙️ Population	1.2M	3.01M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 33% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6705th and 8199th ($742 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 20th in Thailand and Indonesia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4766th and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Surabaya

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	Chiang Mai	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$5075

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$512
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$495
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$427
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$518
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$388
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$487
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$470
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$507
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$434
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$447
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$550
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1121
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$892
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$530
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$506
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$512
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$380
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$508
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$517
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$503
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$571
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$505
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$530
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$596
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$541
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$553
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$419
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$757
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$601
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$577
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$605
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$524
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$522
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$524
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$638
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$515