Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 10.9% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Manila, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱299.00
|
$1.75
THB59.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱249.17
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.03
|
$0.65
THB22.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.72
|
$0.33
THB11.35
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.02
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱310.01
|
$7.16
THB245.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱397.08
|
$5.98
THB204.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.50
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱141.41
|
$1.25
THB42.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱88.95
|
$1.19
THB40.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱46.99
|
$0.52
THB17.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱88.97
|
$0.57
THB19.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.09
|
$0.68
THB23.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.20
|
$0.60
THB20.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.80
|
$0.51
THB17.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱242.07
|
$4.46
THB152.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱580.36
|
$23.30
THB797.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,495,012.61
|
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱155.98
|
$11.72
THB401.30
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,683.79
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,408.51
|
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,704.28
|
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,215.51
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
|
pay 5.3% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,205.90
|
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱825,816.49
|
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱79.73
|
$2.26
THB77.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱157.66
|
$1.79
THB61.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱179.40
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,373.90
|
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱448.50
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,947.27
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,554.71
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,327.15
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,559.41
|
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
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