Cost of living comparison

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Chiang Mai is 35.6% cheaper than Madrid.

If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 69.8% less for restaurants

 
Madrid
Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.25
$1.75
THB60.82
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.16
$7.28
THB253.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.79
€2.64
$0.65
THB22.72

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pay 22.0% less for groceries

 
Madrid
Chiang Mai
Bread
1 loaf
$1.50
€1.42
$1.47
THB51.02
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.92
€6.56
$7.16
THB249.10
Milk (1 gallon) $4.41
€4.18
$5.98
THB208.21

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pay 35.5% less for transportation

 
Madrid
Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.79
€6.43
$4.46
THB155.32
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€40.66
$23.30
THB810.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,759.38
€33,912.83
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88

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pay 64.2% less for housing

 
Madrid
Chiang Mai
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.85
€30.20
$18.20
THB633.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,468.90
€1,393.05
$388.93
THB13,534.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,074.71
€1,019.21
$233.89
THB8,138.82

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pay 6.3% more for childcare

 
Madrid
Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $567.57
€538.26
$461.21
THB16,049.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,069.47
€9,549.50
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83

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pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Madrid
Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.75
€3.56
$2.26
THB78.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
€2.45
$1.79
THB62.15
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.10
$4.37
THB152.04

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

 
Madrid
Chiang Mai
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.50
€85.83
$55.83
THB1,942.78
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.21
€35.29
$30.29
THB1,054.17
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.88
€92.82
$81.56
THB2,838.15

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