Chiang Mai vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chiang Mai Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$659
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1768
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$288
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$529
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
66
65
🏙️ Population
1.2M
2.95M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 13% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7120th and 6536th ($659 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 2nd best city to live in Thailand vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 4343rd and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chiang Mai Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.74
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.6
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.5
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.1
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.4
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.38%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$4.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.93
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.21
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.71
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.36
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10951
$7179

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$577
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$462
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$605
258 km or 160 mi Phitsanulok
$496
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$566
306 km or 190 mi Taunggyi
$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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$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528