Chiang Mai vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$691
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1891
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$291
$329
🏘️ Family rent
$597
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$680
$1049
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
56
49
😀 Quality of life
64
51
🏙️ Population
1.2M
7.1M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 1% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 6939th and 6983rd ($691 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 66th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Yantai ranked 53rd in China, while ranked 4535th and 6160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Yantai

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Chiang Mai Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.78
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.7
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.11
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$203
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$759
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$461
$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$3344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1110
$5975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.88
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$8.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.46
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.8
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14196
$23251

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$650
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$701
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363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$654
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1183
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$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
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$717
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$628
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$622
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$609
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$610
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$600
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$605
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$594
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$596
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$578
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$569
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$612
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$644
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$574
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$564
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$494
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$433
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$514
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$561
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$531
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$689
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$585
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$543
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$566
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$815
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$504
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$543
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$553
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$635
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$517
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$575
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$665
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$638
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$574
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$655
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$536
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$642
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$702