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
THB60.82
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.72
|
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.54
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB51.02
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB249.10
|
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB208.21
|
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB70.26
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB43.47
|
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB41.26
|
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.97
|
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.83
|
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.75
|
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.98
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.82
|
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB155.32
|
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB810.90
|
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB407.98
|
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
|
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
THB633.26
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,534.03
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,138.82
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,707.27
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
|
pay 91.1% more for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB16,049.08
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB78.56
|
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB62.15
|
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,216.60
|
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB202.73
|
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
|
pay 49.9% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,942.78
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,054.17
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,838.15
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,229.98
|
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
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