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Chiang Rai vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 57.4% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 49.2% less in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 45.9% less in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 79.6% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 67.3% less in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.9% less in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Chiang Rai

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

Chiang Rai vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chiang Rai instead of Singapore, you would:

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pay 61.6% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 SGD13.93	$1.60 THB55.58	-84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.52 SGD10.32	$5.83 THB202.10	-22.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 SGD2.08	$0.51 THB17.68	-66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 SGD1.54	$0.30 THB10.51	-72.9%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 49.2% less for groceries

	Singapore	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$2.11 SGD2.89	$1.47 THB50.86	-30.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.41 SGD11.54	$7.16 THB248.33	-14.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.38 SGD14.24	$5.98 THB207.56	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.30 SGD4.53	$1.84 THB64.00	-44.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.50 SGD6.17	$1.25 THB43.33	-72.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$1.11 THB38.39	-38.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.86	$0.44 THB15.28	-67.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.80 SGD2.47	$0.57 THB19.77	-68.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 SGD1.74	$0.40 THB13.75	-68.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 SGD1.40	$0.60 THB20.91	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 SGD1.42	$0.48 THB16.81	-53.3%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 45.9% less for transportation

	Singapore	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.18 SGD11.23	$4.46 THB154.83	-45.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.29 SGD123.83	$21.85 THB757.87	-75.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$135,434.68 SGD185,748.66	$19,225.17 THB666,924.83	-85.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.48 SGD13.00	$11.72 THB406.72	+23.7%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 79.6% less for housing

	Singapore	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.16 SGD49.59	$14.07 THB488.24	-61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,745.11 SGD3,764.92	$213.61 THB7,410.28	-92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,988.78 SGD2,727.61	$120.16 THB4,168.28	-94.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.43 SGD166.55	$35.22 THB1,221.88	-71.0%
Average			-79.6%

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pay 67.3% less for childcare

	Singapore	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,189.74 SGD1,631.73	$461.21 THB15,999.46	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,370.99 SGD37,539.32	$7,282.26 THB252,623.04	-73.4%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 69.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.73 SGD9.24	$1.89 THB65.68	-71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.71 SGD6.46	$1.49 THB51.79	-68.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.64 SGD17.34	$3.50 THB121.26	-72.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$105.20 SGD144.28	$28.40 THB985.23	-73.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.29 SGD15.48	$4.08 THB141.47	-63.9%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Singapore	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.32 SGD90.95	$55.83 THB1,936.78	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.36 SGD60.84	$30.29 THB1,050.91	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.71 SGD132.63	$74.76 THB2,593.60	-22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.62 SGD153.09	$64.08 THB2,223.08	-42.6%
Average			-28.2%

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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: January 2025

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