Chiang Mai vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$291	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$1906
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	94
😀 Quality of life	64	83
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.86M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 57% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6939th and 3022nd ($691 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Thailand and Poland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4535th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Warsaw

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	Chiang Mai	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385