Cost of living comparison

 Chiang Mai, Thailand
compared to
 Da Nang, Vietnam
Da Nang vs. Chiang Mai Cost of Living Summary
Da Nang vs. Chiang Mai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Da Nang instead of Chiang Mai, you would:

pay 18.1% less for restaurants

 
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.75
THB57.18
$1.58
₫41,171
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.28
THB238.25
$4.00
₫104,085
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.65
THB21.36
$0.56
₫14,540

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

 
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Bread
1 loaf
$1.47
THB47.97
$0.97
₫25,320
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.16
THB234.20
$6.26
₫162,968
Milk (1 gallon) $5.98
THB195.75
$5.92
₫154,117

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pay 28.7% less for transportation

 
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.46
THB146.02
$3.54
₫92,057
Monthly public transit pass $23.30
THB762.39
$3.96
₫102,927
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,118.56
THB690,914.21
$27,688.46
₫720,490,871

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pay 20.2% less for housing

 
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$18.20
THB595.38
$7.86
₫204,414
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $388.93
THB12,724.35
$356.82
₫9,284,975
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.89
THB7,651.91
$240.85
₫6,267,127

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

 
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $461.21
THB15,088.93
$158.22
₫4,117,091
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,232.91
THB432,927.52
$11,075.39
₫288,196,348

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pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.26
THB73.86
$0.99
₫25,732
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.79
THB58.43
$1.61
₫41,765
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.37
THB142.95
$1.19
₫30,878

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

 
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.83
THB1,826.55
$40.87
₫1,063,582
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.29
THB991.10
$22.73
₫591,574
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.56
THB2,668.36
$61.31
₫1,595,373

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