Cost of living comparison

Thailand

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Ukraine

Kiev vs. Chiang Rai Cost of Living Summary

Kiev is 45.5% more expensive than Chiang Rai.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Kiev
Groceries: pay 8.1% less in Kiev
Transportation: pay 3.4% more in Kiev
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Kiev
Childcare: pay 26.5% less in Kiev
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% more in Kiev
Clothing: pay 47.5% more in Kiev

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

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Kiev vs. Chiang Rai Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Chiang Rai	Kiev
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.23 THB74.12	$11.14 UAH500.55	+400.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 THB177.89	$7.80 UAH350.38	+45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.75	$0.80 UAH35.91	+28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 THB9.29	$0.57 UAH25.60	+104.1%
Average			+159.2%

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pay 8.1% less for groceries

	Chiang Rai	Kiev
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 THB47.35	$0.88 UAH39.33	-38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.32 THB276.85	$5.12 UAH230.15	-38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.60 THB252.83	$5.04 UAH226.38	-33.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 THB61.77	$2.02 UAH90.80	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.26 THB41.84	$2.41 UAH108.20	+91.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 THB36.71	$0.55 UAH24.86	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 THB12.33	$0.71 UAH31.93	+91.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.82	$0.84 UAH37.91	+17.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 THB13.45	$1.27 UAH56.96	+213.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 THB19.05	$0.28 UAH12.73	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 THB16.38	$0.21 UAH9.54	-56.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 3.4% more for transportation

	Chiang Rai	Kiev
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.04 THB167.54	$6.69 UAH300.55	+32.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.28 THB741.19	$11.14 UAH500.55	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,795.89 THB692K	$29,407.28 UAH1M	+41.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.59 THB185.79	$5.79 UAH260.28	+3.7%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Chiang Rai	Kiev
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.73 THB456.82	$6.61 UAH297.04	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$230.24 THB7,658.97	$632.91 UAH28,431.03	+174.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$153.49 THB5,105.98	$343.71 UAH15,439.93	+123.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.59 THB1,583.05	$76.57 UAH3,439.65	+60.9%
Average			+114.2%

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pay 26.5% less for childcare

	Chiang Rai	Kiev
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$781.39 THB25,993.20	$411.05 UAH18,464.59	-47.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,653.84 THB487K	$15,064.36 UAH677K	+2.8%
Average			-26.5%

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pay 17.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Chiang Rai	Kiev
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 THB54.35	$1.34 UAH60.07	-18.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.34 THB44.47	$1.70 UAH76.44	+27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.86 THB128.47	$3.45 UAH155.17	-10.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.65 THB1,185.91	$36.41 UAH1,635.74	+2.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.97 THB98.83	$5.57 UAH250.27	+87.5%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 47.5% more for clothing

	Chiang Rai	Kiev
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.22 THB1,803.53	$74.25 UAH3,335.45	+37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.82 THB825.63	$39.74 UAH1,785.28	+60.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.27 THB2,470.64	$96.27 UAH4,324.72	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.04 THB2,396.33	$120.00 UAH5,390.50	+66.6%
Average			+47.5%

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