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Canggu vs Chiang Mai for working from cafes
Canggu comes out ahead: its cafes average 3.88 against 3.73 in Chiang Mai, across 377 places read in Canggu and 286 in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is not behind on everything: 81% of the cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict in Chiang Mai are fast, against 78% in Canggu. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (251 Wi-Fi verdicts in Canggu, 180 in Chiang Mai), not on every cafe listed.
| Measure | Canggu | Chiang Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes read | 377 | 286 |
| Average score | 3.88 | 3.73 |
| Fast Wi-Fi | 196 of 251 with a Wi-Fi verdict (78%) | 146 of 180 with a Wi-Fi verdict (81%) |
| Laptop friendly | 212 of 280 judged (76%) | 155 of 208 judged (75%) |
| Open at 9pm | 229 of 377 read (61%) | 68 of 286 read (24%) |
| Open 24 hours | 11 | 4 |
Wi-Fi and laptop shares are counted against the cafes that carry that verdict, not against every cafe in the city. The denominators are in the cells for that reason.
What each city is good for
Canggu
Canggu is the bigger catalogue of the two, 377 cafes read against 286. Where it pulls ahead: its cafes average 3.88 against 3.73, and 61% of Canggu cafes are still open at 9pm, against 24% in Chiang Mai, and 76% of the cafes we judged in Canggu are laptop friendly, against 75% in Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is the smaller catalogue of the two, 286 cafes read against 377, so expect a shorter list rather than a worse one. Where it pulls ahead: 81% of the cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict in Chiang Mai are fast, against 78% in Canggu.
Canggu and Chiang Mai, answered
- Is Canggu or Chiang Mai better for working from cafes?
- Canggu comes out ahead: its cafes average 3.88 against 3.73 in Chiang Mai, across 377 places read in Canggu and 286 in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is not behind on everything: 81% of the cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict in Chiang Mai are fast, against 78% in Canggu. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (251 Wi-Fi verdicts in Canggu, 180 in Chiang Mai), not on every cafe listed.
- Which has more cafes open late, Canggu or Chiang Mai?
- Canggu has 229 cafes still open at 9pm out of 377 read (61%), and Chiang Mai has 68 out of 286 (24%). Round the clock is rarer: 11 in Canggu, 4 in Chiang Mai. Closing times come from each venue's own hours rather than from an estimate.
- How reliable are these Wi-Fi and laptop numbers?
- They are shares of a subset, never of the whole catalogue. A Wi-Fi verdict exists for 251 of the 377 cafes in Canggu and 180 of the 286 in Chiang Mai; a laptop verdict for 280 and 208. A percentage taken from a few dozen places moves a lot on one new review, so compare the counts before the percentages.
Other comparisons are listed at the bottom of every city we have read.