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Chiang Mai City Intelligence

Chiang Mai is a northern-Thai metro frequently included in remote-work and relocation comparisons for its compact form and cost framing. Chiang Mai is a southeast asia city of about ~1.2M metro in Thailand. On the composite city-intelligence score, Chiang Mai sits around the indexed median (70/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~1.2M metro
View of Chiang Mai, Thailand

Image credit: Image: Supanut Arunoprayote / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Overall score

Use the Chiang Mai profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and seasonal air-quality dynamics.

Overall70/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality50/100
Energy60/100

Overall city intelligence

Good

70/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Chiang Mai data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Chiang Mai city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score70/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Chiang Mai's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality50/100Chiang Mai's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy60/100Chiang Mai's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety66/100Chiang Mai's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed65/100Chiang Mai's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk62/100Chiang Mai's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience62/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety57/100
Low crime59/100
Personal safety59/100
Night safety51/100
Road safety58/100

Chiang Mai has a moderate safety estimate (57/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life59/100
Healthcare63/100
Education68/100
Green space39/100
Cleanliness57/100
Infrastructure66/100
Mobility59/100

Chiang Mai has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (59/100) across our combined indicators.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness59/100
Education68/100
Green space39/100
Overall safety57/100

Chiang Mai scores moderate for family living (59/100).

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability67/100
Walkability76/100
Cycling55/100
Infrastructure66/100

Chiang Mai is moderate for remote workers (67/100), based on connectivity, affordability and walkability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability62/100
Healthcare63/100
Cleanliness57/100
Outdoor lifestyle24/100

Chiang Mai is moderate for retirement (62/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Chiang Mai

Local public safety guidance for Chiang Mai, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Chiang Mai, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Thailand emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Chiang Mai

Healthcare context for Chiang Mai, with national-level information from Thailand where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Chiang Mai, see the Thailand healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Chiang Mai

Local mobility context for Chiang Mai, with national-level context from Thailand where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Chiang Mai, see the Thailand transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Chiang Mai. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Chiang Mai

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Chiang Mai will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Chiang Mai air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Related comparisons

Pairs that share a city, comparison intent, or region — useful for users planning a wider relocation, remote-work, or business decision.

Chiang Mai in city collections

Curated city collections that include Chiang Mai. Each is a comparison-oriented shortlist, not an official ranking.

Chiang Mai intent guides

Practical intent-focused guides available for Chiang Mai. Each guide is a comparison-oriented view, not an official ranking.

  • Chiang Mai for Remote work

    Chiang Mai is a Northern-Thai metro frequently included in remote-work shortlists. Structured intelligence covers cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and seasonal air-quality dynamics that benefit from honest comparison framing.

Explore Chiang Mai modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Chiang Mai

Cost of living estimates for Chiang Mai — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Chiang Mai

Climate profile for Chiang Mai — Tropical climate, annual average 25.1°C, comfort score 70/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Chiang Mai

Economy and jobs profile for Chiang Mai — tourism economy, economy score 56/100, key industries including tourism, manufacturing, automotive. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Chiang Mai

Education profile for Chiang Mai — regional education center, education score 59/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Healthcare and retirement in Chiang Mai

Healthcare and retirement profile for Chiang Mai — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 56/100, retirement score 62/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.

Estimate a monthly budget for Chiang Mai

Estimate a monthly budget for Chiang Mai using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Chiang Mai

Plan a trip budget for Chiang Mai using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Chiang Mai

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Chiang Mai. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Bangkok, Thailand

Same region · about 584 km from Chiang Mai. Explore Bangkok's city intelligence profile.

Hanoi, Vietnam

Cross-border · about 759 km from Chiang Mai. Explore Hanoi's city intelligence profile.

Da Nang, Vietnam

Cross-border · about 1024 km from Chiang Mai. Explore Da Nang's city intelligence profile.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cross-border · about 1025 km from Chiang Mai. Explore Phnom Penh's city intelligence profile.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Cross-border · about 1217 km from Chiang Mai. Explore Ho Chi Minh City's city intelligence profile.

Interpretation

Use the Chiang Mai profile to compare cost framing, country-level transport and healthcare context, and seasonal air-quality dynamics. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and safety (66/100). The area most worth watching is air quality (50/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Thailand country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Chiang Mai appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.