Chiang Mai vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$291	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$886
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	56	98
😀 Quality of life	64	70
🏙️ Population	1.2M	12.3M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 5% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 6939th and 7163rd ($691 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 95th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.4 months in Wuhan. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4535th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Wuhan

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	Chiang Mai	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$8658

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586