Chiang Mai vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$315
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$547
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$85
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$434
😷 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 43% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6954th and 8604th ($727 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 22nd 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 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5236th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.01
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.95
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.15%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2210
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1552
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15195
$3156

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$667
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$603
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$581
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$558
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$567
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$534
308 km or 191 mi Bago
$571
317 km or 197 mi Naypyidaw
$594
353 km or 219 mi Luang Prabang
$1261
363 km or 226 mi Nakhon Sawan
$680
365 km or 227 mi Vang Vieng
$1181
373 km or 232 mi Yangon
$614
392 km or 244 mi Vientiane
$1152
404 km or 251 mi Jinghong
$577
426 km or 265 mi Udon Thani
$578
466 km or 289 mi Mandalay
$540
485 km or 301 mi Khon Kaen
$590
489 km or 304 mi Pu'er
$599
503 km or 313 mi Pathein
$666
537 km or 334 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
545 km or 339 mi Monywa
$519
551 km or 342 mi Tha Khlong
$675
561 km or 349 mi Rangsit
$635
564 km or 351 mi Nakhon Pathom
$623
566 km or 352 mi Pak Kret
$736
571 km or 355 mi Nonthaburi
$737
578 km or 359 mi Lincang
$601
584 km or 363 mi Bangkok
$958
597 km or 371 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
597 km or 371 mi Lat Luang
$774
634 km or 394 mi Thakhek
$1139
641 km or 398 mi Sa Pa
$529
656 km or 407 mi Sittwe
$558
666 km or 414 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$770
667 km or 415 mi Laem Chabang
$779
681 km or 423 mi Pattaya
$812
685 km or 426 mi Nong Prue
$787
699 km or 435 mi Hua Hin
$724
704 km or 438 mi Baoshan
$607
707 km or 439 mi Vinh
$560

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$718
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$479
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$496
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
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$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$420
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$672
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$837
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$582
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586