Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5 times more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB59.82
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$6.33
HK$49.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.35
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.35
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB245.02
|
$13.58
HK$105.57
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB204.79
|
$12.17
HK$94.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
$3.59
HK$27.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.75
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.59
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.68
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.50
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.37
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.63
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.52
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB152.77
|
$11.42
HK$88.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB797.62
|
$64.30
HK$499.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,848.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB401.30
|
$14.53
HK$112.93
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
$21.69
HK$168.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,972.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,997.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.60
|
|
pay 91.1% more for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,794.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,407.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB77.27
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB61.13
|
$5.30
HK$41.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
$13.12
HK$101.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
$85.27
HK$662.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$12.86
HK$99.98
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
$72.66
HK$564.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
$40.59
HK$315.54
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
$92.45
HK$718.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.79
|
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