Cost of living comparison
Bali is 32.8% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bali
- Groceries
-
pay 41.1% more in Bali
- Transportation
-
pay 32.7% less in Bali
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Bali
- Childcare
-
pay 40.7% less in Bali
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.5% more in Bali
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Bali
The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Bali are more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bali. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bali.
If you lived in Bali instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB56.71
|
$2.64
IDR42,782.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB236.27
|
$4.46
IDR72,451.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB21.19
|
$1.23
IDR20,036.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB10.76
|
$1.53
IDR24,845.69
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB47.57
|
$2.22
IDR36,087.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB232.26
|
$10.01
IDR162,494.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB194.13
|
$6.52
IDR105,858.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB65.51
|
$1.94
IDR31,454.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB40.53
|
$1.81
IDR29,295.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB38.47
|
$1.32
IDR21,405.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB16.76
|
$0.75
IDR12,122.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB18.49
|
$1.22
IDR19,762.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB22.15
|
$1.00
IDR16,241.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB19.56
|
$0.68
IDR11,057.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB16.61
|
$0.93
IDR15,106.16
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB144.81
|
$3.35
IDR54,316.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB756.07
|
$8.42
IDR136,707.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB685,190.62
|
$26,046.15
IDR422,713,449.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB380.40
|
$4.08
IDR66,241.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB590.45
|
$31.17
IDR505,864.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB12,618.94
|
$1,235.95
IDR20,058,740.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB7,588.52
|
$614.33
IDR9,970,165.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,591.83
|
$69.78
IDR1,132,560.75
|
|
pay 40.7% less for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB14,963.93
|
$255.10
IDR4,140,063.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB429,341.11
|
$8,370.36
IDR135,845,842.68
|
|
pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB73.24
|
$2.87
IDR46,575.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB57.95
|
$2.37
IDR38,397.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB141.76
|
$2.23
IDR36,225.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,134.34
|
$83.41
IDR1,353,618.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB189.02
|
$3.99
IDR64,688.50
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Bali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,811.42
|
$54.85
IDR890,186.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB982.89
|
$27.10
IDR439,881.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,646.25
|
$79.72
IDR1,293,769.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,079.20
|
$71.73
IDR1,164,134.18
|
|
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