Chiang Mai vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1977
🏠 One person rent
$320
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$794
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$505
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
1.2M
8.44M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 15% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 6705th and 7305th ($742 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively. Check Thailand vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.8 months in Hanoi. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 4766th and 4684th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$2.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$5.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$51.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$78.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
10.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$2876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$5.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$13338

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$513
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$559
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$564
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$617
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$783
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$690
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$919
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1168
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$599
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$555
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$613
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$608
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$626
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$792
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$588
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$664
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$613
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$623
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$994
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$787
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1151
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$549
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$593
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$769
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$800
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$773
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$676
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$625
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
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$545
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$565
56 km or 35 mi Viet Tri
$554
64 km or 40 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
75 km or 47 mi Nam Dinh
$511
83 km or 51 mi Thai Binh
$523
89 km or 55 mi Haiphong
$606
129 km or 80 mi Ha Long
$592
135 km or 84 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
150 km or 93 mi Cam Pha
$577
221 km or 137 mi Chongzuo
$586
254 km or 158 mi Sa Pa
$549
262 km or 163 mi Vinh
$583
263 km or 163 mi Fangchenggang
$595
298 km or 185 mi Ha Tinh
$560
305 km or 190 mi Qinzhou
$614
308 km or 192 mi Wenshan
$579
324 km or 201 mi Nanning
$572
330 km or 205 mi Baise
$593
341 km or 212 mi Beihai
$660
402 km or 250 mi Dong Hoi
$513
406 km or 252 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
418 km or 259 mi Thakhek
$1151
424 km or 263 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
451 km or 281 mi Guigang
$725
461 km or 286 mi Laibin
$623
462 km or 287 mi Xingyi
$580
468 km or 291 mi Hechi
$601
474 km or 294 mi Zhanjiang
$781
479 km or 298 mi Yulin
$794
480 km or 298 mi Haikou
$671
481 km or 299 mi Vientiane
$1168
492 km or 306 mi Sanya
$778
501 km or 311 mi Yuxi
$621
516 km or 321 mi Udon Thani
$555
518 km or 322 mi Liuzhou
$607
528 km or 328 mi Gaozhou
$774
531 km or 330 mi Maoming
$774
533 km or 331 mi Jinghong
$599
539 km or 335 mi Hue
$407