Chiang Mai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$780
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2112
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$353
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$618
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.5
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$577
$459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
56
61
😀 Quality of life
65
63
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.42M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 56% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6841st and 8722nd ($780 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 24th in Thailand and Ukraine, respectively. Check Thailand vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Chiang Mai ranked 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 5309th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Kharkiv

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.24
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.99
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$808
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.2
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.79%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1564
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.98
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.8
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.69
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.1
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.8
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.8
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$60
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16138
$2953

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$626
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$593
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$585
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$571
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$546
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$592
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$614
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$1269
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1082
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$629
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1056
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$590
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$581
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$550
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$621
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$610
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$695
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$528
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$710
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$656
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$788
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$789
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$613
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$1027
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$833
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1038
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$563
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$571
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$838
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$874
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$846
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$784
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$615
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$590

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$757
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$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562