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
₱300.48
|
$1.75
THB60.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.40
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.28
|
$0.65
THB22.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.86
|
$0.33
THB11.54
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.41
|
$1.47
THB51.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱311.55
|
$7.16
THB249.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.05
|
$5.98
THB208.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.10
|
$2.02
THB70.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.11
|
$1.25
THB43.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.39
|
$1.19
THB41.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.22
|
$0.52
THB17.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.41
|
$0.57
THB19.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.38
|
$0.68
THB23.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.55
|
$0.60
THB20.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.23
|
$0.51
THB17.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.27
|
$4.46
THB155.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱583.23
|
$23.30
THB810.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,502,410.41
|
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.75
|
$11.72
THB407.98
|
|
pay 27.0% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,692.12
|
$18.20
THB633.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,544.14
|
$388.93
THB13,534.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,772.10
|
$233.89
THB8,138.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,246.27
|
$49.06
THB1,707.27
|
|
pay 5.3% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,345.48
|
$461.21
THB16,049.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱829,902.89
|
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83
|
|
pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.13
|
$2.26
THB78.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.44
|
$1.79
THB62.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.29
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,385.65
|
$34.96
THB1,216.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱450.72
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
|
pay 24.2% more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,956.91
|
$55.83
THB1,942.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,562.41
|
$30.29
THB1,054.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,348.56
|
$81.56
THB2,838.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,577.02
|
$64.08
THB2,229.98
|
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