Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 28.0% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.2% more in Bangkok
- Groceries
-
pay 28.4% more in Bangkok
- Transportation
-
pay 73.0% more in Bangkok
- Housing
-
pay 24.4% more in Bangkok
- Childcare
-
pay 18.5% more in Bangkok
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.0% more in Bangkok
- Clothing
-
pay 19.2% more in Bangkok
The cost of transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and childcare in Bangkok are more expensive than in Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB59.00
|
$2.91
THB98.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB245.82
|
$5.83
THB196.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.04
|
$0.62
THB20.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.20
|
$0.29
THB9.85
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB49.49
|
$1.52
THB51.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB241.64
|
$11.74
THB396.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB201.97
|
$7.32
THB247.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB68.16
|
$2.27
THB76.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.17
|
$1.31
THB44.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.03
|
$1.47
THB49.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.43
|
$0.73
THB24.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.23
|
$1.04
THB34.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.04
|
$0.80
THB27.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.35
|
$0.71
THB24.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.28
|
$0.62
THB21.01
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB150.67
|
$4.47
THB150.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB786.63
|
$39.32
THB1,327.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB712,880.95
|
$55,345.18
THB1,868,239.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB395.77
|
$10.34
THB349.07
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB614.31
|
$15.36
THB518.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,128.90
|
$571.31
THB19,285.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB7,895.19
|
$301.88
THB10,190.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,656.16
|
$67.33
THB2,272.83
|
|
pay 18.5% more for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,568.66
|
$632.63
THB21,355.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB446,691.90
|
$13,191.37
THB445,289.64
|
|
pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB76.20
|
$2.33
THB78.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB60.29
|
$2.58
THB87.21
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB147.49
|
$4.20
THB141.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,180.19
|
$54.58
THB1,842.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB196.66
|
$7.28
THB245.82
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Bangkok
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,884.63
|
$55.27
THB1,865.64
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,022.62
|
$34.84
THB1,176.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,753.20
|
$97.10
THB3,277.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,163.22
|
$92.12
THB3,109.64
|
|
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