Priya S.

Chiang Mai cost of living — what I spend in a month from Santitham

I moved to Chiang Mai planning to base in Nimman like everyone on YouTube. Two weeks in, the rent and cafe tabs didn't match my spreadsheet. I shifted north to Santitham — still a red songthaew from the moat, still walkable — and tracked every baht for a full month. This is the Chiang Mai cost of living breakdown I wish someone had sent me before I booked a condo.