Chiang Mai vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$291	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	15
😀 Quality of life	64	47
🏙️ Population	1.2M	886K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 36% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 6939th and 4967th ($691 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Thailand vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4535th and 6450th 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	$1.78	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028