Chiang Mai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$320
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$1155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
63
52
🏙️ Population
1.2M
7.1M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 0.4% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6705th and 6718th ($742 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 59th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.6 months in Yantai. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 4766th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$24056

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$655
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742