Chiang Mai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1970
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$315
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$547
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$85
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$505
$445
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
56
72
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 17% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6954th and 6330th ($727 vs $879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5236th and 4632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.01
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.95
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$703
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.8
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.15%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2210
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1552
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.4
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.29
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15195
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
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$667
153 km or 95 mi Chiang Rai
$603
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$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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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561