This page compares 9 international schools in Chiang Mai with lower published tuition, drawn from the 14 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is $ 4,000 and the highest in this comparison set is $ 158,000, quoted in $.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Chiang Mai — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambassador Bilingual School | American and Thai | 2-18 | 4,000 | 8,000 | $ |
| Christliche Deutsche Schule Chiang Mai | German, International | 3-18 | 4,000 | 9,000 | $ |
| SATIT International Bilingual School | British / Cambridge | 2-18 | 4,000 | 8,000 | $ |
| Americana Chinese International School | International, Chinese | 3-15 | 4,000 | 10,000 | $ |
| Chiang Mai International School | American | 3-18 | 6,000 | 14,000 | $ |
| Unity Concord International School | American Common Core curriculum with AP courses (WASC-accredited) | 2-18 | 6,000 | 14,000 | $ |
| American Pacific International School | IB, American | 2-18 | 8,000 | 16,000 | $ |
| British Concordance International School | British, English National Curriculum | 2-16 | 8,000 | 16,000 | $ |
| Varee Chiang Mai International School | Thai, British | 2-18 | 72,000 | 158,000 | — |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in $. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are International (2 schools), American (2 schools), British (2 schools), American and Thai (1 school), German (1 school), British / Cambridge (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 14 schools in Chiang Mai that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is $ 4,000 at Ambassador Bilingual School. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from $ 4,000 to $ 158,000 ($). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 9 schools in Chiang Mai with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 0 schools in Chiang Mai do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. SATIT International Bilingual School teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 4,000.
Yes. Ambassador Bilingual School teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at $ 4,000.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach International, American, British, American and Thai, German, British / Cambridge. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Chiang Mai, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.