Cost of living comparison

Da Nang, Vietnam

compared to

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai vs. Da Nang Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 65.8% more expensive than Da Nang.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% more in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 40.2% more in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Chiang Mai

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Chiang Mai are more expensive than in Da Nang. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Da Nang Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.2% more for restaurants

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.58 ₫40,465	$1.75 THB59.00	+10.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 ₫102,302	$7.28 THB245.82	+82.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 ₫14,291	$0.65 THB22.04	+16.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 ₫8,210	$0.33 THB11.20	+3.3%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.97 ₫24,886	$1.47 THB49.49	+50.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.26 ₫160,176	$7.16 THB241.64	+14.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 ₫151,476	$5.98 THB201.97	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 ₫40,061	$2.02 THB68.16	+28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 ₫38,010	$1.25 THB42.17	-16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 ₫39,004	$1.19 THB40.03	-22.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 ₫9,560	$0.52 THB17.43	+38.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 ₫13,422	$0.57 THB19.23	+8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫10,898	$0.68 THB23.04	+60.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 ₫12,619	$0.60 THB20.35	+22.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 ₫14,110	$0.51 THB17.28	-7.2%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 ₫90,480	$4.46 THB150.67	+26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.96 ₫101,164	$23.30 THB786.63	+489.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,688.46 ₫708,145,605	$21,118.56 THB712,880.95	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.79 ₫173,626	$11.72 THB395.77	+72.7%
Average			+141.1%

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pay 40.2% more for housing

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.86 ₫200,911	$18.20 THB614.31	+131.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$356.82 ₫9,125,882	$388.93 THB13,128.90	+9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$240.85 ₫6,159,743	$233.89 THB7,895.19	-2.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.83 ₫1,018,775	$49.06 THB1,656.16	+23.2%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$158.22 ₫4,046,546	$461.21 THB15,568.66	+191.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,075.39 ₫283,258,242	$13,232.91 THB446,691.90	+19.5%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.99 ₫25,291	$2.26 THB76.20	+128.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.61 ₫41,049	$1.79 THB60.29	+11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.19 ₫30,349	$4.37 THB147.49	+268.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.76 ₫556,400	$34.96 THB1,180.19	+60.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.36 ₫85,989	$5.83 THB196.66	+73.3%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Da Nang	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.87 ₫1,045,358	$55.83 THB1,884.63	+36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.73 ₫581,438	$30.29 THB1,022.62	+33.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$61.31 ₫1,568,037	$81.56 THB2,753.20	+33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.11 ₫2,023,273	$64.08 THB2,163.22	-19.0%
Average			+21.0%

Da Nang vs. Chiang Mai - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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