Cost of Living in Chiang Mai

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$659
$1768
🛋️ Without rent
$371
$1220
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$288
$548
🍽️ Food
$216
$546
🚐 Transport
$83.1
$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
😀 Quality of life
66
🏙️ Population
1.2M

The average cost of living in Chiang Mai is $659, which is in the top 23% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 7120th out of 9294 in our global list and 12th out of 35 in Thailand.

The median after-tax salary is $529, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months. Ranked 4343rd (TOP 47%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 2nd best city to live in Thailand. With an estimated population of 1.2M, Chiang Mai is the 2nd largest city in Thailand.

✈️ Closest airport 3 km Chiang Mai International Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 18.4 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 736 Chiang Mai University
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Prices in Chiang Mai

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
 Cappuccino
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10951

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