Salary in Chiang Mai vs Cape Town

Find out exactly how much you need to earn in Cape Town to maintain your current lifestyle in Chiang Mai.

I currently live in

And I want to move to

My current annual salary

Standard of Living Equivalency

To have the same lifestyle in Cape Town, you need:

$70,000

40% more expensive

than Chiang Mai

Your Move

Chiang Mai

$50,000

Cape Town

$70,000

This calculation is based on our aggregated cost of living indices. It estimates the net salary you would need in your destination to maintain the exact same purchasing power and lifestyle as your base city. Taxes and specific housing markets may vary.