Beautiful ornate temple facade with sunburst at Wat Chiang Man, showcasing traditional Thai architecture.
City profile

Chiang MaiThailand

Photo by Gije Cho

Present one · tear to read
§Vital signs
Population
127.2K
Time zone
UTC+7Asia/Bangkok
01Overview · at a glance

Every headline figure, flattened.

The indicators most-asked by new arrivals, no narrative. Figures reconcile verified, commercial, and community source panels; blanks show where data collection is still underway.

Monthly spend
verified
540.8/mo
Reconciled cost-of-living total for a typical month.
Foreign residents
community
Pending
Share of foreign-born residents — data collection underway.
Healthcare ranking
verified
Pending
Health-system ranking — data collection underway.
Coworking desks
community
Pending
Coworking capacity — data collection underway.
02Cost of living
$540/ mo

A monthly budget for one settled resident — housing, groceries, transit, and the rest.

Where it goes

share of monthly spend
Rent$26950%
Food and groceries$7714%
Transportation$5510%
Utilities$6512%
Entertainment$7314%

Cost vs. nearby cities

monthly, same country
Bangkok
$1,150
Chiang Mai
$900
Bangkok
$592
Chiang Mai
$540
Phuket
N/A
Chiang Rai
N/A
02Cost of living · the full basket

The full basket, line by line.

Every cost line item with its share of the monthly total, beside the same figure for nearby cities.

Monthly breakdown

Rent50% of total$269
Food and groceries14% of total$77
Transportation10% of total$55
Utilities12% of total$65
Entertainment14% of total$73

Cost vs. nearby cities

Bangkok$1,150
Chiang Mai$900
Bangkok$592
Chiang Mai$540
PhuketN/A
Chiang RaiN/A
03Climate
MonthHighLowRainVisit
January30°C
February33°C
March36°C
April37°C
May36°C258 mmD
June34°C141 mmD
July33°C173 mmD
August32°C240 mmD
September33°C316 mmD
October32°C
November32°C
December30°C
03Climate · month by month

Twelve months, measured.

Monthly high/low normals and rainfall, with a rain-derived A–D visit grade for each month.

Climatenormals
Summer high37°warmest month
MonthHighLowRainRain relativeVisit
January30°C
February33°C
March36°C
April37°C
May36°C258 mmD
June34°C141 mmD
July33°C173 mmD
August32°C240 mmD
September33°C316 mmD
October32°C
November32°C
December30°C
04Visas & residency

The routes in, compared.

A side-by-side of residency routes with income floors, processing waits, and renewal tracks.

Coverage in progress

Residency routes

Structured visa and residency routes for this country are not yet collected. Data collection is underway.

05Neighborhoods

The city, by neighborhood.

A neighborhood-by-neighborhood map with safety, rent, and connectivity per district.

Coverage in progress

Neighborhood map

Neighborhood-level profiles and the interactive district map are not yet collected for this city. Data collection is underway.

07Sources

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable. Each source below is dated to its last verified update.

  • Monthly Cost TotalSource: Numbeo · Updated Invalid Date
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