Chiang Mai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2026
$933
🏠 One person rent
$354
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
56
40
😀 Quality of life
66
60
🏙️ Population
1.2M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 13% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7014th and 7534th ($750 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Thailand and India, respectively. Check Thailand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 4952nd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Surat

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Chiang Mai Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.99
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.7
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.87
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$802
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.6%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1970
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1475
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.65
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.9
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.38
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.23
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.41
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.23
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$796
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15185
$877

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$675
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$581
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$601
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$554
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$575
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$549
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$610
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$627
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$1261
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1033
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$656
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$968
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$591
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$564
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$555
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$590
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$616
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$721
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$534
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$671
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$616
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$762
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$761
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$617
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$996
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$794
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$968
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$553
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$583
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$799
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$839
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$809
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$787
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$617
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$583

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$267
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$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298