Chiang Mai vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1891
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$291
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$680
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
56
95
😀 Quality of life
64
86
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.6M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6939th and 4534th ($691 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Thailand and Taiwan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4535th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.78
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.46
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14196
$19749

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$705
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$604
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$543
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$710
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$568
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$625
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$778
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$588
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$661
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$641
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$595
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$548
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$715
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$717
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$628
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$941
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$748
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$753
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$1161
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$553
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$678
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$739
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$743
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$781
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$752
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$632
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$1073
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$967
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$875
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$731
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$821
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$897
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$728
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$894
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$813
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$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$669
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$625
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$788
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$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
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$1155
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$644
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$956
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$627
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$681
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$823
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$726
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$688
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$671
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$1154
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$630
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$664
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$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
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$661
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$649
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$601
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581