Cost of living comparison
Chiang Mai is 60.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Chiang Mai instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.75
|
$1.75
THB59.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH213.35
|
$7.28
THB249.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.07
|
$0.65
THB22.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.26
|
$0.33
THB11.35
|
|
pay 76.8% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.44
|
$1.47
THB50.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.00
|
$7.16
THB245.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.46
|
$5.98
THB204.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.39
|
$2.02
THB69.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.66
|
$1.25
THB42.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.02
|
$1.19
THB40.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.42
|
$0.52
THB17.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.18
|
$0.57
THB19.50
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.03
|
$0.68
THB23.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.38
|
$0.60
THB20.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.80
|
$0.51
THB17.52
|
|
pay 75.9% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH203.08
|
$4.46
THB152.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH427.21
|
$23.30
THB797.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,078,880.46
|
$21,118.56
THB722,839.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.77
|
$11.72
THB401.30
|
|
pay 73.5% more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.77
|
$18.20
THB622.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,350.32
|
$388.93
THB13,312.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,786.35
|
$233.89
THB8,005.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,357.59
|
$49.06
THB1,679.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,284.73
|
$461.21
THB15,786.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH215,178.44
|
$13,232.91
THB452,931.67
|
|
pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.11
|
$2.26
THB77.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.66
|
$1.79
THB61.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.91
|
$4.37
THB149.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH851.18
|
$34.96
THB1,196.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH154.08
|
$5.83
THB199.40
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Chiang Mai
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,921.39
|
$55.83
THB1,910.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,311.42
|
$30.29
THB1,036.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,085.33
|
$81.56
THB2,791.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,379.58
|
$64.08
THB2,193.44
|
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