Thailand vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thailand Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$832
$591
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2461
$1495
🏠 One person rent
$365
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$948
$497
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$40.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$715
$449
💸 GDP per capita
$7182
$5070
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
5.84
❤️ Life expectancy
79.7
68.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
35
🌐 English speaking %
27.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
78
66
😀 Quality of life
57
42
🏙️ Population
66.2M
41.2M

The average cost of living in Thailand ($832) is 41% more expensive than in Ukraine ($591). Thailand ranked 114th vs 165th for Ukraine in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Thailand compared to 0.8 months in Ukraine. Ranked 67th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Thailand vs Ukraine

We calculate prices for Thailand and Ukraine as a population-weighted mean of 35 and 34 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Thailand Ukraine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.14
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1457
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$707
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.4
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$82.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$5.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.89%
17.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4500
$1259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2279
$866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$4.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.14
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.7
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.41
$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.9
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$10.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.47
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$478
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12855
$5643

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In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$941
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$691
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$717
256K
Pak Kret
$715
185K
Surat Thani
$563
131K
Nakhon Pathom
$548
78.8K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$763
106K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
134K
Klaeng
$685
130K
Chaophraya Surasak
$739
133K
Hat Yai
$570
159K
Udon Thani
$543
130K
Rangsit
$595
79.3K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$748
76.7K
Phuket
$940
77.6K
Pattaya
$781
120K
Lat Luang
$753
73.9K
Ko Samui
$705
69K
Tha Khlong
$641
72.8K
Nakhon Sawan
$654
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$743
77.8K
Hua Hin
$656
59.4K
Nong Prue
$752
70.6K
Krabi
$782
30.5K
Phitsanulok
$537
70.9K
Ko Lanta
$772
33.4K
Khon Kaen
$568
116K
Ubon Ratchathani
$545
79K
Chiang Rai
$584
70.6K
Ao Nang
$792
14K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$850
2.95M
Kharkiv
$506
1.42M
Donetsk
$536
902K
Odesa
$555
1.01M
Dnipro
$718
969K
Lviv
$703
717K
Zaporizhia
$459
710K
Luhansk
$574
418K
Mariupol
$507
449K
Kryvyi Rih
$486
604K
Mykolaiv
$400
470K
Makiivka
$534
343K
Horlivka
$611
257K
Vinnytsia
$562
370K
Kherson
$433
279K
Chernivtsi
$533
265K
Chernihiv
$433
287K
Poltava
$490
283K
Cherkasy
$455
270K
Sumy
$486
266K
Kremenchuk
$444
215K
Khmelnytskyi
$483
274K
Ternopil
$462
225K
Kamianske
$605
227K
Rivne
$394
245K
Zhytomyr
$549
262K
Kramatorsk
$586
147K
Bila Tserkva
$454
209K
Kropyvnytskyi
$513
227K
Lutsk
$510
216K