Side by side

Tbilisi vs Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai wins on more metrics — 3–4 on the 8 core metrics we track. Detail below.

Metric

Tbilisi

Chiang Mai

Cost of living

B vs A: ≈ same

Rent · 1BR center

B vs A: -27%

$550

$400✓

Effective tax (remote)

B vs A: -100%

0%✓

Healthcare

B vs A: +24%

72✓

Safety

B vs A: -5%

80✓

Internet

B vs A: +300%

200✓

Climate

B vs A: -13%

78✓

Freedom

B vs A: -48%

58✓

1-year visa-free stay for US citizens, dirt-cheap rent, and a small but growing remote-work scene at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.

Quieter, cheaper Thailand. Long-standing nomad hub with serious tradeoffs around burn-season air quality (Feb-Apr).