Thailand vs Ukraine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Thailand Ukraine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$855
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2208
$1520
🏠 One person rent
$379
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$491
🍽️ Food expenses
$271
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$662
$432
💸 GDP per capita
$7345
$5389
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
5.84
❤️ Life expectancy
76.4
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
34
35
🌐 English speaking %
27.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
78
66
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
71.7M
37.9M

The average cost of living in Thailand ($855) is 36% more expensive than in Ukraine ($628). Thailand ranked 120th vs 159th 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 0.8 months in Thailand compared to 0.7 months in Ukraine. Ranked 71st and 89th 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
$2.92
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.53
$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1542
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$56.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.5
$6.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
17.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4569
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2392
$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.6
$5.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$4.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.32
$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.48
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.26
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.39
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.6
$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$514
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$4796

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In Thailand

City Cost of living Population
Bangkok
$958
5.68M
Chiang Mai
$727
1.2M
Nonthaburi
$737
256K
Surat Thani
$593
131K
Pak Kret
$736
185K
Nakhon Ratchasima
$588
134K
Nakhon Si Thammarat
$810
106K
Udon Thani
$578
130K
Hat Yai
$592
159K
Phuket
$1014
77.6K
Klaeng
$718
130K
Chaophraya Surasak
$770
133K
Khon Kaen
$590
116K
Rangsit
$635
79.3K
Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$774
76.7K
Nakhon Pathom
$623
78.8K
Pattaya
$812
120K
Lat Luang
$774
73.9K
Ko Samui
$741
69K
Tha Khlong
$675
72.8K
Phitsanulok
$558
70.9K
Hua Hin
$724
59.4K
Nakhon Sawan
$680
86.4K
Laem Chabang
$779
77.8K
Krabi
$854
30.5K
Nong Prue
$787
70.6K
Chiang Rai
$603
70.6K
Ubon Ratchathani
$558
79K
Ko Lanta
$807
33.4K
Ao Nang
$773
14K

In Ukraine

City Cost of living Population
Kyiv
$879
2.95M
Kharkiv
$510
1.42M
Odesa
$624
1.01M
Dnipro
$790
969K
Donetsk
$516
902K
Lviv
$762
717K
Zaporizhia
$501
710K
Mykolaiv
$516
470K
Kryvyi Rih
$503
604K
Luhansk
$732
418K
Vinnytsia
$603
370K
Makiivka
$534
343K
Chernihiv
$516
287K
Poltava
$479
283K
Cherkasy
$498
270K
Khmelnytskyi
$535
274K
Sumy
$496
266K
Chernivtsi
$545
265K
Horlivka
$650
257K
Kamianske
$656
227K
Mariupol
$539
250K
Zhytomyr
$586
262K
Kherson
$420
279K
Rivne
$439
245K
Bila Tserkva
$497
209K
Ternopil
$465
225K
Kremenchuk
$440
215K
Kropyvnytskyi
$616
220K
Ivano-Frankivsk
$482
238K
Lutsk
$546
216K