Cost of living comparison
Bangalore is 29.3% cheaper than Chiang Mai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.6% less in Bangalore
- Groceries
-
pay 31.7% less in Bangalore
- Transportation
-
pay 32.2% less in Bangalore
- Housing
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pay 27.2% less in Bangalore
- Childcare
-
pay 73.3% less in Bangalore
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.4% less in Bangalore
- Clothing
-
pay 28.6% less in Bangalore
Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangalore.
If you lived in Bangalore instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB59.00
|
$3.56
₹304.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB245.82
|
$3.79
₹324.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.04
|
$0.46
₹39.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.20
|
$0.17
₹14.55
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB49.49
|
$0.58
₹49.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB241.64
|
$3.79
₹323.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB201.97
|
$2.38
₹203.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB68.16
|
$1.11
₹94.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.17
|
$1.83
₹156.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.03
|
$1.28
₹109.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.43
|
$0.39
₹33.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.23
|
$0.60
₹50.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.04
|
$0.27
₹22.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.35
|
$0.25
₹21.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.28
|
$0.25
₹21.71
|
|
pay 32.2% less for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB150.67
|
$4.61
₹394.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB786.63
|
$15.41
₹1,317.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB712,880.95
|
$14,221.28
₹1,216,473.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB395.77
|
$4.03
₹344.67
|
|
pay 27.2% less for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB614.31
|
$11.44
₹978.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,128.90
|
$317.94
₹27,196.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB7,895.19
|
$183.40
₹15,687.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,656.16
|
$33.38
₹2,855.39
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,568.66
|
$120.79
₹10,332.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB446,691.90
|
$3,580.34
₹306,258.40
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB76.20
|
$2.37
₹202.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB60.29
|
$2.17
₹185.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB147.49
|
$4.27
₹364.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,180.19
|
$21.74
₹1,859.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB196.66
|
$4.74
₹405.49
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangalore
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,884.63
|
$32.90
₹2,814.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,022.62
|
$30.32
₹2,593.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,753.20
|
$53.75
₹4,597.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,163.22
|
$38.87
₹3,325.03
|
|
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