Chiang Mai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$320
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
63
56
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 47% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6705th and 8657th ($742 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 17th in Thailand and Ukraine, respectively. Check Thailand vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 4766th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$388
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$2513

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$655
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$513
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$612
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$559
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$564
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$617
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$783
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$690
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1251
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1174
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$919
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1168
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$599
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$555
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$613
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$608
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$626
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$792
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$588
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$664
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$613
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$739
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$759
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$623
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$994
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$787
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1151
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$549
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$593
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$769
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$800
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$773
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$676
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$625
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$583

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$451
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$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$416
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$508
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$507
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529