Chiang Mai vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$291	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	78
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	1.2M	12.6M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 35% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6939th and 8544th ($691 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 4535th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Zhengzhou

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	Chiang Mai	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591