Chiang Mai vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chiang Mai	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$4145
🏠 One person rent	$320	$1071
🏘️ Family rent	$613	$1872
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.2	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$627	$1966
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	52	93
😀 Quality of life	63	83
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.86M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 58% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6705th and 2592nd ($742 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Thailand and Poland, respectively. Check Thailand vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 4766th and 387th 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	$1.85	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.71	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.65	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$388	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$854	$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.13%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2266	$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1540	$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.3	$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.3	$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.76	$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.4	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13977	$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1443
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1406
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1128
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1136
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$931
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$932
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1103
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1042
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1185
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1104
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1224
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$916
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$889
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$1005
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1113
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1085
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1022
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1257
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$1021
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1200
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$1002
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1134
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$527
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$957
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1160
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1099
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1057
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$1053
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1118
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1047
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$935
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1101
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$1068
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1118
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1096
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1061
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$839
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1054
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$390