Cost of living comparison

Ottawa, Canada

compared to

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 46.8% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 43.3% less in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 29.6% less in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 70.2% less in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 43.8% less in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% less in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 23.2% less in Chiang Mai

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Chiang Mai.

Chiang Mai vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$24.41	$1.75 THB56.60	-90.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$14.65	$7.28 THB235.83	-32.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$2.95	$0.65 THB21.15	-69.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.08	$0.33 THB10.74	-78.3%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 43.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.60	$1.47 THB47.48	-44.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$8.54	$7.16 THB231.82	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$13.49	$5.98 THB193.77	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.51	$2.02 THB65.39	-39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.00	$1.25 THB40.45	-78.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.63	$1.19 THB38.40	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.87	$0.52 THB16.73	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$1.96	$0.57 THB18.45	-60.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.29	$0.68 THB22.11	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.63	$0.60 THB19.52	-49.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.78	$0.51 THB16.58	-60.8%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 29.6% less for transportation

	Ottawa	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.64	$4.46 THB144.54	+7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$125.72	$23.30 THB754.67	-74.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$33,178.00	$21,118.56 THB683,915.52	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$25.54	$11.72 THB379.69	-37.6%
Average			-29.6%

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pay 70.2% less for housing

	Ottawa	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$68.24	$18.20 THB589.35	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$1,937.34	$388.93 THB12,595.45	-72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,725.40	$233.89 THB7,574.40	-81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$178.49	$49.06 THB1,588.87	-62.6%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 43.8% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,358.67	$461.21 THB14,936.09	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$27,094.12	$13,232.91 THB428,542.14	-33.6%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$7.81	$2.26 THB73.11	-60.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.04	$1.79 THB57.84	-51.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$17.58	$4.37 THB141.50	-66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$62.88	$34.96 THB1,132.23	-24.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$14.65	$5.83 THB188.67	-45.9%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 23.2% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$77.73	$55.83 THB1,808.05	-2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$60.33	$30.29 THB981.07	-31.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$132.88	$81.56 THB2,641.33	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$150.66	$64.08 THB2,075.33	-42.2%
Average			-23.2%

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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: June 2025

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