Cost of living comparison

Bangalore, India

compared to

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai vs. Bangalore Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 81.3% more expensive than Bangalore.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% more in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 78.6% more in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 71.9% more in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 39.0% more in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 46.6% more in Chiang Mai

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Chiang Mai are more expensive than in Bangalore. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Bangalore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Bangalore, you would:

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pay 44.5% more for restaurants

	Bangalore	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.56 ₹305.74	$1.75 THB58.93	-50.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.79 ₹326.12	$7.28 THB245.52	+92.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ₹39.70	$0.65 THB22.02	+41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹14.62	$0.33 THB11.19	+95.1%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 78.6% more for groceries

	Bangalore	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 ₹50.10	$1.47 THB49.43	+151.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.79 ₹325.54	$7.16 THB241.35	+89.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.38 ₹204.57	$5.98 THB201.73	+151.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 ₹95.19	$2.02 THB68.08	+82.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.83 ₹157.37	$1.25 THB42.11	-31.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ₹109.66	$1.19 THB39.98	-7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 ₹33.85	$0.52 THB17.41	+31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 ₹51.26	$0.57 THB19.21	-4.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 ₹22.91	$0.68 THB23.02	+156.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 ₹21.25	$0.60 THB20.32	+143.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 ₹21.83	$0.51 THB17.26	+101.7%
Average			+78.6%

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pay 71.9% more for transportation

	Bangalore	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 ₹396.17	$4.46 THB150.48	-3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.41 ₹1,324.86	$23.30 THB785.68	+51.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,221.28 ₹1,222,951.72	$21,118.56 THB712,021.97	+48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.03 ₹346.50	$11.72 THB395.29	+191.0%
Average			+71.9%

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pay 39.0% more for housing

	Bangalore	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.44 ₹984.04	$18.20 THB613.57	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$317.94 ₹27,341.26	$388.93 THB13,113.08	+22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.40 ₹15,771.40	$233.89 THB7,885.68	+27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.38 ₹2,870.60	$49.06 THB1,654.16	+47.0%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Bangalore	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.79 ₹10,387.54	$461.21 THB15,549.91	+281.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,580.34 ₹307,889.42	$13,232.91 THB446,153.67	+269.6%
Average			+275.7%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangalore	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 ₹203.83	$2.26 THB76.11	-4.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₹186.81	$1.79 THB60.22	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 ₹366.89	$4.37 THB147.31	+2.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 ₹1,869.65	$34.96 THB1,178.76	+60.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 ₹407.65	$5.83 THB196.42	+22.9%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 46.6% more for clothing

	Bangalore	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.90 ₹2,829.56	$55.83 THB1,882.36	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.32 ₹2,607.27	$30.29 THB1,021.38	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.75 ₹4,622.24	$81.56 THB2,749.88	+51.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.87 ₹3,342.73	$64.08 THB2,160.62	+64.9%
Average			+46.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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