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Chiang Mai vs Bangkok for working from cafes
Chiang Mai comes out ahead: its cafes average 3.73 against 3.35 in Bangkok, across 286 places read in Chiang Mai and 220 in Bangkok. Bangkok is not behind on everything: 81% of the cafes we judged in Bangkok are laptop friendly, against 75% in Chiang Mai. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (180 Wi-Fi verdicts in Chiang Mai, 61 in Bangkok), not on every cafe listed.
| Measure | Chiang Mai | Bangkok |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes read | 286 | 220 |
| Average score | 3.73 | 3.35 |
| Fast Wi-Fi | 146 of 180 with a Wi-Fi verdict (81%) | 49 of 61 with a Wi-Fi verdict (80%) |
| Laptop friendly | 155 of 208 judged (75%) | 85 of 105 judged (81%) |
| Open at 9pm | 68 of 286 read (24%) | 33 of 220 read (15%) |
| Open 24 hours | 4 | 3 |
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
Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is the bigger catalogue of the two, 286 cafes read against 220. Where it pulls ahead: its cafes average 3.73 against 3.35, and 24% of Chiang Mai cafes are still open at 9pm, against 15% in Bangkok, and 81% of the cafes with a Wi-Fi verdict in Chiang Mai are fast, against 80% in Bangkok.
Bangkok
Bangkok is the smaller catalogue of the two, 220 cafes read against 286, so expect a shorter list rather than a worse one. Where it pulls ahead: 81% of the cafes we judged in Bangkok are laptop friendly, against 75% in Chiang Mai.
Chiang Mai and Bangkok, answered
- Is Chiang Mai or Bangkok better for working from cafes?
- Chiang Mai comes out ahead: its cafes average 3.73 against 3.35 in Bangkok, across 286 places read in Chiang Mai and 220 in Bangkok. Bangkok is not behind on everything: 81% of the cafes we judged in Bangkok are laptop friendly, against 75% in Chiang Mai. Both sets of percentages rest on a subset of the catalogue (180 Wi-Fi verdicts in Chiang Mai, 61 in Bangkok), not on every cafe listed.
- Which has more cafes open late, Chiang Mai or Bangkok?
- Chiang Mai has 68 cafes still open at 9pm out of 286 read (24%), and Bangkok has 33 out of 220 (15%). Round the clock is rarer: 4 in Chiang Mai, 3 in Bangkok. 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 180 of the 286 cafes in Chiang Mai and 61 of the 220 in Bangkok; a laptop verdict for 208 and 105. 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.