Chiang Mai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$288
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
66
57
🏙️ Population
1.2M
1.43M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 23% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7120th and 8242nd ($659 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 10th 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 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 4343rd and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.74
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.5
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10951
$1310

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$462
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$605
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$496
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$566
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$668
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$710
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$706
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1212
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$615
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1195
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$815
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1233
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$588
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$500
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$715
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$532
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$614
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$709
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$669
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$617
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$594
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$481
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$677
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$704
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$615
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$902
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$714
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$716
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1184
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$543
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$656
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$648
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$665
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$653
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$614
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$618
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$439
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$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495