Chiang Mai Vs Phuket Comparison: Cost Of Living & Prices

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Chiang Mai	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1970	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$315	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$505	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	56	7
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	1.2M	77.6K

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 28% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6954th and 5469th ($727 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Thailand.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Ranked 3rd vs 5th best cities to live in Thailand, and 5236th vs 6129th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.01	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.95	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.8	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.15%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2210	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1552	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.4	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.24	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$643	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15195	$14328

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$667
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$581
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$534
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$614
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1152
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$577
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$578
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$540
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$599
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$666
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$519
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$635
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$601
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$958
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$774
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1139
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$529
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$558
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$812
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$787
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$724
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$607
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$560

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
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76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
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289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866