Cost of living comparison
Cape Town is 30.7% more expensive than Chiang Mai.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.4 times more in Cape Town
- Groceries
-
pay 3.4% more in Cape Town
- Transportation
-
pay 18.1% more in Cape Town
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in Cape Town
- Childcare
-
pay 61.2% less in Cape Town
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.0% more in Cape Town
- Clothing
-
pay 11.7% more in Cape Town
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Cape Town are more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Cape Town.
If you lived in Cape Town instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Chiang Mai
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB57.18
|
$8.52
ZAR153.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB238.25
|
$5.11
ZAR91.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB21.36
|
$0.99
ZAR17.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB10.85
|
$0.78
ZAR14.04
|
|
pay 3.4% more for groceries
Chiang Mai
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB47.97
|
$1.07
ZAR19.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB234.20
|
$4.13
ZAR74.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB195.75
|
$4.25
ZAR76.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB66.06
|
$2.53
ZAR45.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB40.87
|
$2.30
ZAR41.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB38.80
|
$0.73
ZAR13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB16.90
|
$0.70
ZAR12.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB18.64
|
$0.69
ZAR12.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB22.33
|
$0.70
ZAR12.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB19.72
|
$0.55
ZAR9.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB16.75
|
$0.59
ZAR10.69
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Chiang Mai
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB146.02
|
$5.09
ZAR91.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB762.39
|
$42.60
ZAR766.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB690,914.21
|
$19,879.98
ZAR357,720.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB383.58
|
$9.54
ZAR171.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Chiang Mai
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB595.38
|
$43.29
ZAR778.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB12,724.35
|
$784.43
ZAR14,114.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB7,651.91
|
$505.72
ZAR9,099.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,605.13
|
$71.33
ZAR1,283.44
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Chiang Mai
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,088.93
|
$207.06
ZAR3,725.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB432,927.52
|
$4,312.73
ZAR77,603.29
|
|
pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports
Chiang Mai
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB73.86
|
$2.56
ZAR45.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB58.43
|
$2.12
ZAR38.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB142.95
|
$2.95
ZAR53.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,143.82
|
$39.65
ZAR713.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB190.60
|
$6.82
ZAR122.65
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Chiang Mai
|
Cape Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,826.55
|
$53.53
ZAR963.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB991.10
|
$30.86
ZAR555.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,668.36
|
$104.97
ZAR1,888.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,096.57
|
$77.06
ZAR1,386.69
|
|
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