Cost of Living in Chiang Mai

This page summarises typical cost of living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, expressed in THB. A single person can expect to budget around 25,800 THB per month before rent-driven variation, with an affordability score of 80/100 (higher means more affordable). On that scale Chiang Mai is relatively affordable relative to other cities in the dataset. These are deterministic planning estimates derived from a country cost baseline adjusted for the city's affordability and size — they are not live market prices, not a ranking, and should be verified against current local sources before relocation or travel decisions.

Currency: THB. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Chiang Mai has an affordability score of 80/100, which places it in the relatively affordable range relative to other indexed cities. Because every city profile uses the same scale, this score is the most reliable cross-city comparison — local-currency totals above are not directly comparable between countries.

In Chiang Mai a single-person monthly budget is around 25,800 THB and a one-bedroom rent around 13,700 THB. Use the affordability score (80/100) to compare across countries, since amounts are shown in each city's local currency.

• Cost of living in Bangkok — affordability 78/100
• Cost of living in Kuala Lumpur — affordability 78/100
• Cost of living in Ho Chi Minh City — affordability 80/100