Townleap/City Showdown

Compare Two Cities โ€” Cost of Living, Safety & More

Pick two cities. We'll tell you which one wins. Data, not feelings.

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Kuala LumpurChiang Mai

Lifestyle basket difference

+$243/mo

Chiang Mai is $243 cheaper per month than Kuala Lumpur

Based on rent + 20 meals + 40 transit rides + 8 beers

$654/mo
๐Ÿ 
Rent (1BR centre)
$451/moโœ“
โœ“1.0 per 100k
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Safety
3.0 per 100k
โœ“32ยฐC
โ˜€๏ธ
Summer heat
31ยฐC
โœ“22ยฐC
โ„๏ธ
Winter low
16ยฐC
99 Mbps
โšก
Internet speed
143 Mbpsโœ“
โœ“7.3 / 10
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ
Democracy
4.0 / 10
โœ“557 / 100
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
English ease
462 / 100
โœ“$34k
๐Ÿ’ผ
GDP per capita
$20k
1.8%
๐Ÿ“ˆ
Inflation
0.5%โœ“
33%
๐ŸŒค๏ธ
Clear days
55%โœ“
$22/mo
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Internet cost
$15/moโœ“
73 / 100
๐Ÿ…
Livability Score
74 / 100โœ“

Data: Numbeo (costs) ยท UNODC (safety) ยท EIU (democracy) ยท World Bank (GDP, inflation) ยท EF EPI (English) ยท Ookla (internet)

The verdict

Kuala Lumpur and Chiang Mai are almost suspiciously well-matched. Flip a coin. Or move to both.

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Data: Numbeo ยท UNODC ยท EIU ยท World Bank ยท EF EPI ยท Ookla Speedtest