Nope in Chiang Mai you'll pay neither Bangkok or Pattaya prices; here it's Chiang Mai prices :bounce: . Anyway (playing dumb :8( ), what prices is it you want to know about?

Lot's of cheap accommodation, but limited public transport. No meter taxi's or motorcycle taxi's. Buses are like the Pandas (can only find them in the zoo), songthaews (red trucks) are cheap and convenient for the main routes in daytime but, along with tuk-tuks, their driver's believe all Farangs are cash cows. Riding motorbikes might seem like a good alternative, but between the current drink drive clampdown, hospital bills and the rampant rental scams it will likely cost you dear.

Food and Drink is still very cheap, especially in local Thai places of which there are so many. Farang orientated places generally charge much more, especially in tourist areas, though still generally cheaper than BKK.

If the question was how much to hire a male prostitute, I couldn't possibly comment, though I hear rumours that it's a bit cheaper than other places. An un-reliable police source told me that negotiations for getting out of the underage street urchin scam around the Night Bazaar start at around 200,000 Bt. Hard to confirm as most Farang victims of this scam are understandably coy about the experience. :dontknow:

From what I observe the cheapest thing in town must be YaaBaa!