Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 11.8% cheaper than Chiang Mai.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Chiang Mai, you would:
pay 62.9% more for restaurants
|
Chiang Mai
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.66
THB56.97
|
$5.53
UAH229.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB199.39
|
$5.04
UAH209.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB19.35
|
$0.61
UAH25.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
THB11.18
|
$0.41
UAH17.04
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
|
Chiang Mai
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
THB45.50
|
$0.59
UAH24.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.32
THB284.84
|
$3.81
UAH158.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.94
THB203.27
|
$3.66
UAH151.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
THB67.31
|
$1.72
UAH71.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.11
THB37.83
|
$1.72
UAH71.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
THB38.65
|
$0.29
UAH12.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.59
|
$0.67
UAH27.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
THB23.07
|
$0.67
UAH27.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB22.07
|
$0.83
UAH34.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB21.00
|
$0.21
UAH8.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
THB17.53
|
$0.33
UAH13.69
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
|
Chiang Mai
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
THB147.70
|
$5.08
UAH210.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.19
THB759.58
|
$10.14
UAH420.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,111.51
THB688,370.42
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,117,334.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.10
THB379.79
|
$3.91
UAH162.19
|
|
pay 17.6% less for housing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.68
THB639.28
|
$5.56
UAH230.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$391.13
THB13,387.62
|
$280.46
UAH11,643.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.89
THB7,903.00
|
$189.50
UAH7,866.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.99
THB1,403.04
|
$59.87
UAH2,485.61
|
|
pay 53.3% less for childcare
|
Chiang Mai
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$439.22
THB15,033.38
|
$240.96
UAH10,003.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,832.48
THB370,770.55
|
$4,166.24
UAH172,959.31
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chiang Mai
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
THB75.96
|
$1.02
UAH42.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
THB55.78
|
$1.09
UAH45.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
THB132.93
|
$2.12
UAH87.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.76
THB1,223.98
|
$20.75
UAH861.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
THB189.90
|
$3.69
UAH153.08
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Chiang Mai
|
Ukraine
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.93
THB1,709.06
|
$47.47
UAH1,970.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,004.86
|
$31.04
UAH1,288.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.22
THB2,848.43
|
$71.91
UAH2,985.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.03
THB2,088.85
|
$83.50
UAH3,466.27
|
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