Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.8 times more expensive than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
THB59.82
|
$14.93
NZ$25.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
$8.96
NZ$15.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
THB22.35
|
$2.57
NZ$4.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.35
|
$2.15
NZ$3.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
$1.96
NZ$3.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.16
THB245.02
|
$4.15
NZ$6.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
THB204.79
|
$6.98
NZ$11.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
$6.84
NZ$11.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.25
THB42.75
|
$5.06
NZ$8.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.59
|
$1.40
NZ$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB17.68
|
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
THB19.50
|
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
THB23.37
|
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
THB20.63
|
$1.01
NZ$1.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.52
|
$0.84
NZ$1.41
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB152.77
|
$6.42
NZ$10.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.30
THB797.62
|
$127.57
NZ$213.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
$34,339.84
NZ$57,564.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
THB401.30
|
$18.22
NZ$30.53
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
$54.27
NZ$90.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,493.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,238.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
$134.11
NZ$224.80
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
$871.44
NZ$1,460.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,204.85
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
THB77.27
|
$7.17
NZ$12.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
THB61.13
|
$3.41
NZ$5.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
$24.46
NZ$41.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
$39.85
NZ$66.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
THB199.40
|
$12.24
NZ$20.52
|
|
pay 66.5% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
$75.78
NZ$127.03
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
$55.09
NZ$92.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
$119.44
NZ$200.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
$129.60
NZ$217.24
|
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