🏆 Nomad Score™ | 4.75/5 |
💵 Cost | 😙 Affordable: $1,165 / mo |
📡 Internet | 🏎 Fast: 23Mbps (avg) |
😝 Fun | Good |
⛅️ Temperature (now) | 🌞 Perfect: 26°C79°F |
💦 Humidity (now) | 😊 Perfect: 62% |
💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 Very unhealthy: 97 µg/m3 |
👌 Safety | Great |
👍 Quality of life | Good |
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ Not busy: 3k ppl/km² (17x17m) |
❤️ Rated by nomads | 👍28 likes vs. 👎5 dislikes |
🚶 Walkability | Great |
✌️ Peace | Okay |
🚦 Traffic safety | Bad |
🏥 Hospitals | Okay |
😄 Happiness | Good |
🍸 Nightlife | Okay |
📶 Free WiFi in city | Good |
🖥 Places to work from | Great |
❄️ A/C or heating | Okay |
😁 Friendly to foreigners | Good |
🙊 English speaking | Okay |
🗯 Freedom of speech | Okay |
🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance | Bad |
👩 Female friendly | Good |
🌈 LGBT friendly | Okay |
🎅 Startup Score | Okay |
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🌍 Region | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚩 Country | Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⏱ Average trip duration | 28 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📡 Internet speed (avg) | 23 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⛅️ Weather | ☀️ 26°C 79°F + 💦 Humid (62%) + 💨 2km/h = Feels like 27°C 81°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 97 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💨 Air quality (annual avg) | 👍 46 µg/m3 equal to 🚬 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📱 Best wireless carrier | AIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💸 100 THB in USD | USD 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏧 Suggested ATM take out: THB 10,000 | USD 330 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💸 Tipping | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💳 Cashless society | 💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💻 Best coworking space | Punspace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
☕️ Best coffee place | Ristr8to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
☕️ Best alt. coffee place | Coffee Monster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place | CAMP at Maya Mall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
♻️ Return rate | 16% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📸 Visitors per year | 2,944,600 visitors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
📸 Tourists now | 56,433 tourists | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
👨👩👧👦 Population | 400,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
😤 People density | 🧘♀️ not busy: 3,277 ppl/km² 17x17m (289m²) space per person | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
👫 Gender ratio | 👨 47% 👱♀️ 53% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
⛪️ Religious government | Non-religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
💻 Online electronics shop | Lazada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Air Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Air Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Don't fall prey to $1000+ dropshipping, lifestyle, crypto, get rich and MLM-type course scams targeting newbie digital nomads in Chiang Mai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
places of worshiptemplesstreet foodspanomadsbackpackersvegangolfno-beachairportwarm nowwarmhotfast internetcheap cost of livinglow crimehigh humiditymany womenfriendly peopleadult nightlife |
💵 Nomad Cost™ | $1,165 / month |
💵 Cost of living for expat | $791 / month |
💵 Cost of living for family | $1,800 / month |
💵 Cost of living for local | $514 / month |
🏠 1br studio rent in center | $330 / month |
🏢 Coworking | $116 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $636 / month |
🏨 Hotel | $30 / night |
🏠 Airbnb (1,001 listings) | $1,240 / month |
🏠 Airbnb | $41 / night |
🍝 Dinner | $2 |
🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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🎒 Nomad Score 💵 Cost great📡 Internet great😀 Fun good👮 Safety okayTap to Open🌥 Feels 40° 104° 31° 88°🥵AQI 92😷✈️2h$1,044 / mo21Mbps×Personally I hated it. Being somewhat of a SEA vet, I found it crowded, over touristed, expensive an
🎒 Nomad Score 💵 Cost great📡 Internet good😀 Fun good👮 Safety goodTap to Open🌥 Feels 44° 111° 33° 91°🥵AQI 37✈️5h$1,415 / mo19Mbps×Super slimy vibe and good luck trying to meet anyone on a dating app who isn't a bar girl / working
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🎒 Nomad Score 💵 Cost bad📡 Internet great😀 Fun great👮 Safety greatTap to Open🌧 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54°AQI 16✈️6h$3,905 / mo🌇 Also went here422 people×I spent 54 days in Budapest and absolutely loved it. After Chiang Mai it's my favorite destination a
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🎒 Nomad Score 💵 Cost bad📡 Internet great😀 Fun good👮 Safety okayTap to Open🌧 Feels 6° 43° 7° 45°AQI 46✈️12h$4,098 / mo🌇 Also went here445 people×I have been living in London for over 2 years as a student. It's ridiculously expensive. However, th
🎒 Nomad Score 💵 Cost very bad📡 Internet good😀 Fun great👮 Safety goodTap to Open🌧 Feels 11° 52° 12° 53°AQI 40✈️12h$4,493 / mo🌇 Also went here547 people×I would disagree on the safety level of this city. Living there for 8 months now I'd say from my exp
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✅ Very safe
✅ Fast internet
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Perfect humidity now
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Many nomads here all year round
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ Easy to make friends
✅ Very easy to do business
✅ High quality of education
✅ Great hospitals
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Very safe for women
✅ LGBT friendly
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Bad air quality today
❌ Roads are very dangerous
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Not very democratic
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