Chiang Mai vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$320	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	8
😀 Quality of life	63	58
🏙️ Population	1.2M	24.7K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 52% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6705th and 3466th ($742 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Thailand and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Thailand vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 4766th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Victoria

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	Chiang Mai	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.85	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482