Chiang Mai vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$291	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	56	46
😀 Quality of life	64	55
🏙️ Population	1.2M	2.96M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 19% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6939th and 6253rd ($691 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Thailand and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 4535th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Tashkent

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	Chiang Mai	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785