Chiang Mai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$2120
🏠 One person rent	$320	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$750
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$1723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	15
😀 Quality of life	63	45
🏙️ Population	1.2M	886K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 25% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6705th and 5787th ($742 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 5th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4766th and 6510th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Tabuk

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	Chiang Mai	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$6.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$85.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$1237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$6.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$3.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$4277

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$694
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$393
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1536
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$777
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$640
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$278
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$294
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$707
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1657
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1651
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1372
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1607
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1632
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$847
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$721
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1713
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$934
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$806
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1727
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2037
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1004
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$609
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$952
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$692
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1775
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1741
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2115
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1815
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1768
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$303
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881