Chiang Mai vs Xuzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Xuzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$291	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$337
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$167
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$1106
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	62
😀 Quality of life	64	49
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.08M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 43% more expensive than in Xuzhou. Cities ranked 6939th and 8735th ($691 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 524th 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 2.3 months in Xuzhou. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Xuzhou ranked 66th in China, while ranked 4535th and 6314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Xuzhou

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	Chiang Mai	Xuzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$2.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$13.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$7.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$5.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$30.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$35
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$22170

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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 Xuzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Huaibei	$584
73 km or 45 mi	Suzhou	$602
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
76 km or 47 mi	Pizhou	$575
77 km or 48 mi	Yongcheng	$600
91 km or 57 mi	Tengzhou	$591
106 km or 66 mi	Xinyi	$572
107 km or 67 mi	Suqian	$620
138 km or 86 mi	Linyi	$541
139 km or 86 mi	Jining	$643
140 km or 87 mi	Zoucheng	$660
142 km or 89 mi	Shangqiu	$736
148 km or 92 mi	Bengbu	$505
150 km or 93 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Mingguang	$587
187 km or 116 mi	Lianyungang	$536
191 km or 119 mi	Xintai	$578
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
198 km or 123 mi	Fuyang	$633
198 km or 123 mi	Huainan	$608
199 km or 123 mi	Huai'an	$668
202 km or 126 mi	Jieshou	$591
216 km or 134 mi	Tai'an	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Feicheng	$571
218 km or 136 mi	Laiwu	$575
230 km or 143 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
242 km or 150 mi	Rizhao	$566
243 km or 151 mi	Tianchang	$613
245 km or 152 mi	Zhoukou	$580
248 km or 154 mi	Changyuan	$787
258 km or 160 mi	Puyang	$800
266 km or 165 mi	Gaoyou	$621
267 km or 166 mi	Hefei	$625
267 km or 166 mi	Liaocheng	$522
267 km or 166 mi	Kaifeng	$545
268 km or 167 mi	Jinan	$616
280 km or 174 mi	Zhucheng	$561
286 km or 178 mi	Lu'an	$664
286 km or 178 mi	Xinghua	$665
287 km or 178 mi	Nanjing	$746