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Chiang Rai vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Rai is 10.6% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 30.9% less in Chiang Rai
Groceries: pay 42.7% more in Chiang Rai
Transportation: pay 61.0% more in Chiang Rai
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Chiang Rai
Childcare: pay 11.1% more in Chiang Rai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% more in Chiang Rai
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Chiang Rai

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

Chiang Rai vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.9% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Chiang Rai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH306.84	$1.60 THB55.58	-77.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH255.70	$5.83 THB202.10	-3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH26.35	$0.51 THB17.68	-17.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH17.15	$0.30 THB10.51	-25.0%
Average			-30.9%

Kiev vs. Chiang Rai - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.7% more for groceries

	Kiev	Chiang Rai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH32.17	$1.47 THB50.86	+93.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH184.31	$7.16 THB248.33	+65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH171.02	$5.98 THB207.56	+48.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH66.63	$1.84 THB64.00	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH81.70	$1.25 THB43.33	-35.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH14.33	$1.11 THB38.39	+228.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH29.83	$0.44 THB15.28	-37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.39	$0.57 THB19.77	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH38.47	$0.40 THB13.75	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH12.26	$0.60 THB20.91	+108.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH13.13	$0.48 THB16.81	+56.7%
Average			+42.7%

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pay 61.0% more for transportation

	Kiev	Chiang Rai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH218.53	$4.46 THB154.83	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH398.90	$21.85 THB757.87	+132.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,297,439.59	$19,225.17 THB666,924.83	-37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH190.24	$11.72 THB406.72	+161.8%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Kiev	Chiang Rai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH244.54	$14.07 THB488.24	+144.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,745.38	$213.61 THB7,410.28	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,912.62	$120.16 THB4,168.28	-65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,164.30	$35.22 THB1,221.88	-52.7%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 11.1% more for childcare

	Kiev	Chiang Rai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,877.97	$461.21 THB15,999.46	+23.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH313,156.61	$7,282.26 THB252,623.04	-1.2%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Chiang Rai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH51.14	$1.89 THB65.68	+57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH61.73	$1.49 THB51.79	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH101.26	$3.50 THB121.26	+46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,102.80	$28.40 THB985.23	+9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH204.56	$4.08 THB141.47	-15.3%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Kiev	Chiang Rai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,838.12	$55.83 THB1,936.78	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,598.10	$30.29 THB1,050.91	-19.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,867.02	$74.76 THB2,593.60	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,833.79	$64.08 THB2,223.08	-29.0%
Average			-20.7%

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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: January 2025

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