Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 30.2% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
UAH299.29
|
$1.75
THB60.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
UAH249.41
|
$7.28
THB253.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.70
|
$0.65
THB22.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
UAH16.73
|
$0.33
THB11.54
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
UAH31.37
|
$1.47
THB51.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
UAH179.77
|
$7.16
THB249.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
UAH166.81
|
$5.98
THB208.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
UAH64.99
|
$2.02
THB70.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
UAH79.69
|
$1.25
THB43.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.97
|
$1.19
THB41.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
UAH29.10
|
$0.52
THB17.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH29.64
|
$0.57
THB19.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
UAH37.52
|
$0.68
THB23.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.96
|
$0.60
THB20.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
UAH12.81
|
$0.51
THB17.82
|
|
pay 66.5% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
UAH213.15
|
$4.46
THB155.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.39
UAH389.08
|
$23.30
THB810.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,545.46
UAH1,265,495.18
|
$21,118.56
THB734,878.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.48
UAH185.56
|
$11.72
THB407.98
|
|
pay 28.8% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.76
UAH238.52
|
$18.20
THB633.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.58
UAH24,136.12
|
$388.93
THB13,534.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$351.09
UAH14,545.45
|
$233.89
THB8,138.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.50
UAH3,086.40
|
$49.06
THB1,707.27
|
|
pay 51.5% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$373.81
UAH15,487.04
|
$461.21
THB16,049.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,372.61
UAH305,446.34
|
$13,232.91
THB460,475.83
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
UAH49.88
|
$2.26
THB78.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.45
UAH60.21
|
$1.79
THB62.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.38
UAH98.77
|
$4.37
THB152.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.96
UAH1,075.64
|
$34.96
THB1,216.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
UAH199.53
|
$5.83
THB202.73
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.82
UAH2,768.24
|
$55.83
THB1,942.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.62
UAH1,558.76
|
$30.29
THB1,054.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.04
UAH3,771.81
|
$81.56
THB2,838.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.26
UAH3,739.40
|
$64.08
THB2,229.98
|
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