Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.0 times more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Rome instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB59.82
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.35
|
$2.23
€2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.35
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 60.0% more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB245.02
|
$7.00
€6.53
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB204.79
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.75
|
$4.89
€4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.59
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.68
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.50
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.37
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.63
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.52
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB152.77
|
$7.15
€6.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB797.62
|
$37.51
€35.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
$26,794.08
€24,997.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB401.30
|
$17.15
€16.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
$29.46
€27.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
$1,180.31
€1,101.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
$763.10
€711.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
$167.26
€156.05
|
|
pay 5.2% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
$508.83
€474.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
$10,490.67
€9,787.44
|
|
pay 64.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB77.27
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB61.13
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
$58.31
€54.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$10.72
€10.00
|
|
pay 18.2% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Rome
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
$65.43
€61.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
$30.74
€28.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
$77.17
€71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
$102.32
€95.46
|
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