Chiang Mai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$320
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$613
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.2
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$627
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 7% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6705th and 6450th ($742 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Thailand and Ukraine, respectively. Check Thailand vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4766th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.85
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.38
🥤 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
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.6
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.13%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2266
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.19
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.76
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$488
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13977
$7166

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$655
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$513
255 km or 158 mi Hpa-an
$612
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$559
294 km or 183 mi Mawlamyine
$564
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$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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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563