Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 9.2% more expensive than Chiang Rai.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Chiang Rai, you would:
pay 90.1% more for restaurants
Chiang Rai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.37
THB49.49
|
$5.53
UAH218.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.75
THB207.86
|
$5.04
UAH198.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
THB17.32
|
$0.61
UAH23.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB10.39
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 6.3% more for groceries
Chiang Rai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
THB44.07
|
$0.59
UAH23.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
THB296.94
|
$3.81
UAH150.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
THB211.91
|
$3.66
UAH144.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
THB54.77
|
$1.72
UAH67.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
THB39.44
|
$1.72
UAH67.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
THB35.17
|
$0.29
UAH11.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
THB14.22
|
$0.67
UAH26.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.71
|
$0.67
UAH26.59
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
THB10.48
|
$0.83
UAH32.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
THB20.20
|
$0.21
UAH8.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
THB13.47
|
$0.33
UAH13.01
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Chiang Rai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
THB153.97
|
$5.08
UAH200.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.39
THB989.81
|
$10.14
UAH400.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,076.42
THB653,276.39
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,061,893.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.96
THB395.93
|
$3.91
UAH154.15
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
Chiang Rai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.23
THB478.24
|
$5.56
UAH219.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$200.85
THB7,258.63
|
$280.46
UAH11,065.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.98
THB4,082.98
|
$189.50
UAH7,476.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.87
THB1,260.26
|
$59.87
UAH2,362.27
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Chiang Rai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$433.65
THB15,672.03
|
$240.96
UAH9,506.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.13
THB247,453.18
|
$4,166.24
UAH164,377.11
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Chiang Rai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
THB59.39
|
$1.02
UAH40.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
THB53.20
|
$1.09
UAH43.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.29
THB118.78
|
$2.12
UAH83.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.70
THB965.07
|
$20.75
UAH818.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.83
THB138.57
|
$3.69
UAH145.48
|
|
pay 19.4% more for clothing
Chiang Rai
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.30
THB1,781.66
|
$47.47
UAH1,872.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.91
THB791.85
|
$31.04
UAH1,224.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.21
THB2,573.51
|
$71.91
UAH2,837.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.25
THB2,177.59
|
$83.50
UAH3,294.27
|
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