Edition 9 September 2026
Chiang Mai
A basic month in Chiang Mai runs $778. A comfortable one runs $1,584. Both are totals for one person, all in, including rent, at the rates of 8 September 2026.
Best value, burning season
- A basic month
- $778
- A comfortable month
- $1,584
- Visa
- DTV, 5 yrs
- Public transport
- None
- Air
- Worst here, Feb–Apr
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Where people actually live
- Nimmanhaemin and Suthep
- The Old City, inside the moat
- Santitham and Chang Phueak
- Chang Khlan, the riverside and Wat Ket
- Hang Dong and Mae Hia
- Mae Rim
- San Sai and Meechok
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The rest of the city
- Cost of living in Chiang Mai
- Best neighborhoods in Chiang Mai for expats
- Renting an apartment in Chiang Mai
- Buying property in Chiang Mai as a foreigner
- Chiang Mai public transport
- Best time of year to move to Chiang Mai
- Chiang Mai burning season, honestly
Edition 9 September 2026. Every figure carries the date it was true and the source it came from.