Chiang Mai vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$291	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	21
😀 Quality of life	64	40
🏙️ Population	1.2M	6.71M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 23% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6939th and 6043rd ($691 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 13th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 4535th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Yancheng

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	Chiang Mai	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984