# Cost of living in Chiang Mai

What it costs to live in Chiang Mai, Thailand — $684/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $684 |
| Couple | $820 |
| Family (4) | $3,018 |
| Retirees | $820 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $463 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $65 |  |
| Transport | $56 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $99 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $274 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $463 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $540 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $935 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.91 |
| Bread (loaf) | $1.20 |
| Eggs (12) | $2.17 |
| Rice (1kg) | $0.80 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $3.00 |
| Apples (1kg) | $2.50 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $1.20 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $1.50 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.40 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $19 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $1.50 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $2.18 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $20 |
| Cappuccino | $1.84 |
| Beer (draught) | $2.50 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $1.00 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $56 |
| Single ride | $0.94 |
| Taxi start | $1.25 |
| Taxi per km | $0.40 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.25 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $636/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $951
- **Local currency:** THB (1 USD ≈ 33.74 THB)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Batumi | $461 | $850 | /cost-of-living/batumi |
| Da Nang | $475 | $624 | /cost-of-living/da-nang |
| Bangalore | $324 | $463 | /cost-of-living/bangalore |
| Tashkent | $609 | $862 | /cost-of-living/tashkent |
| Yerevan | $680 | $1,020 | /cost-of-living/yerevan |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/chiang-mai

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/chiang-mai) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.