Cost of living comparison

Chiang Mai, Thailand

compared to

Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev vs. Chiang Mai Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 4.4% more expensive than Chiang Mai.

Restaurants: pay 78.2% more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 14.3% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Kiev
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 31.6% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Kiev
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Kiev

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and housing in Kiev are more expensive than in Chiang Mai. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Kiev. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kiev.

Kiev vs. Chiang Mai Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kiev instead of Chiang Mai, you would:

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pay 78.2% more for restaurants

	Chiang Mai	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 THB59.00	$7.22 UAH299.62	+313.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.28 THB245.82	$6.02 UAH249.68	-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB22.04	$0.62 UAH25.73	-5.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB11.20	$0.40 UAH16.75	+21.7%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 14.3% less for groceries

	Chiang Mai	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 THB49.49	$0.76 UAH31.41	-48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.16 THB241.64	$4.34 UAH179.97	-39.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 THB201.97	$4.03 UAH167.00	-32.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.02 THB68.16	$1.57 UAH65.06	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.25 THB42.17	$1.92 UAH79.78	+54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 THB40.03	$0.34 UAH13.99	-71.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.43	$0.70 UAH29.13	+36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.23	$0.72 UAH29.67	+25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 THB23.04	$0.91 UAH37.56	+32.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 THB20.35	$0.29 UAH11.97	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 THB17.28	$0.31 UAH12.82	-39.6%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Chiang Mai	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.46 THB150.67	$5.14 UAH213.38	+15.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.30 THB786.63	$9.39 UAH389.51	-59.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,118.56 THB712,880.95	$30,545.46 UAH1,266,898.87	+44.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.72 THB395.77	$4.48 UAH185.77	-61.8%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Chiang Mai	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.20 THB614.31	$5.76 UAH238.79	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$388.93 THB13,128.90	$582.58 UAH24,162.89	+49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$233.89 THB7,895.19	$351.09 UAH14,561.59	+50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.06 THB1,656.16	$74.50 UAH3,089.82	+51.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 31.6% less for childcare

	Chiang Mai	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.21 THB15,568.66	$373.81 UAH15,504.21	-18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,232.91 THB446,691.90	$7,372.61 UAH305,785.14	-44.3%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Chiang Mai	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.26 THB76.20	$1.20 UAH49.94	-46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 THB60.29	$1.45 UAH60.28	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 THB147.49	$2.38 UAH98.88	-45.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.96 THB1,180.19	$25.96 UAH1,076.84	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 THB196.66	$4.82 UAH199.75	-17.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Chiang Mai	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 THB1,884.63	$66.82 UAH2,771.31	+19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.29 THB1,022.62	$37.62 UAH1,560.49	+24.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.56 THB2,753.20	$91.04 UAH3,776.00	+11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.08 THB2,163.22	$90.26 UAH3,743.54	+40.8%
Average			+24.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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