Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 4.7% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥29.97
|
$1.75
THB59.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥39.96
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.56
|
$0.65
THB22.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.22
|
$0.33
THB11.35
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.30
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.46
|
$7.16
THB245.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.47
|
$5.98
THB204.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.48
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥10.99
|
$1.25
THB42.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.59
|
$1.19
THB40.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.11
|
$0.52
THB17.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.37
|
$0.57
THB19.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
$0.68
THB23.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.64
|
$0.60
THB20.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.38
|
$0.51
THB17.52
|
|
pay 32.2% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.30
|
$4.46
THB152.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥239.75
|
$23.30
THB797.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥149,845.55
|
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥32.97
|
$11.72
THB401.30
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
|
Beijing
|
Chiang Mai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥95.37
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,675.78
|
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,535.34
|
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥301.81
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
|
pay 40.9% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,481.28
|
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥164,497.11
|
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Chiang Mai
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥7.99
|
$2.26
THB77.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥25.87
|
$1.79
THB61.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥24.97
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥469.93
|
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥59.94
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥449.81
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥249.02
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥599.13
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥772.74
|
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
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