Edition 9 September 2026

Bangkok vs Chiang Mai: which should you move to?

A comfortable month costs $2,180 in Bangkok and $1,584 in Chiang Mai. Cost is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.

Bangkok /bangkok Excellent transit, bad air Chiang Mai /chiang-mai Best value, burning season

Edition 9 September 2026. Every figure carries the date it was true and the source it came from.