Rent: 2 bdrm, 2 bath, renovated, modern, with western kitchen condo $670.00/mo (1350 sq. ft.) plus $30/month condo fees plus $30-$75/ month electric and gas. Can definitely find good accommodations for less.

Food budget $650.00/month and eat OK.

Wi-fi: $10/month

Transportation: Rent motorbike (monthly) plus some taxi rides: $100.00/month.

Current Baht/Dollar exchange rate 34.46 to $1.00.

Eat out nearly every meal because it is so inexpensive, but toiletries, paper products, beer in the frig., etc. are probably an additional $175/ month.

Both wine and cheese are ridiculously expensive ($20 for a pound of cheddar; wine that is less than $6 a bottle at SAM's is $20 a bottle here).

All of this is for two adults. Life is good here, lots of foreigners and the locals are friendly. A city that feels like a large town that is unlike the capitol, Bangkok, to the south.

rent = 3 bed ,2 bath bungalow 7000 b a month. you can get a condo from 2000 p.m up to 5000 p.m
utilities=electric 600 p.m
cell phone use = 200 max p.m
i avoid the supermarkets, to expensive, i use the markets and MAKRO.
1kg of bacon 200 b
10 eggs 30 b
large loaf of bread 30 b
1 kg of sugar 24 b
i kg of potatoes 30 b
1 kg of onions 15 b
case of beer (24 tins ) 450 b
loose tea 500 g 30 b
MAKRO also has a good selection of meat and fresh fish.
eg. beef, chicken , pork , deer, wild boar, ostrich, crocodile (yum!), goat , partridge, turtle.
tomatoes 1 kg 20 b
a lot of things may be bought separately in MAKRO.
eating out + street food 20 to 30 b
tourist restaurant 60 to 100 b
ethnic restaurant , the skys the limit !
jeans TESCO RG brand (very good ) 300 b
t-shirts TESCO 60 b
short sleeved shirt (from market ) 90 b
if you do not throw your money around, just being careful, then chiang mai is very cheap.

Monthly Costs

Rent 3 story condo on 15th floor. $625 USD

Food $300 USD

Electricity $100 USD

Water $10 USD

Internet High speed $50 USD

Cable $50 USD

Gasoline $15 USD

Entertainment $110 USD

Medical $20 USD