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Chiang Mai vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Chiang Mai is 25.4% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 12.9% less in Chiang Mai
Groceries: pay 40.9% more in Chiang Mai
Transportation: pay 37.6% more in Chiang Mai
Housing: pay 18.5% more in Chiang Mai
Childcare: pay 83.4% more in Chiang Mai
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Chiang Mai
Clothing: pay 24.2% less in Chiang Mai

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

Chiang Mai vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.9% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Chiang Mai
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH353.72	$2.02 THB64.12	-76.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH252.66	$8.05 THB255.99	+33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.32	$0.79 THB25.23	+17.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.45	$0.34 THB10.80	-26.7%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 40.9% more for groceries

	Kiev	Chiang Mai
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH32.86	$1.58 THB50.31	+102.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH205.65	$8.36 THB266.13	+70.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH199.43	$6.70 THB213.16	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.57	$2.07 THB65.77	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH88.84	$1.36 THB43.31	-35.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.21	$1.33 THB42.38	+141.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.36	$0.53 THB16.74	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.79	$0.79 THB25.22	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.45	$0.74 THB23.68	-26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.66	$0.64 THB20.47	+72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.63	$0.55 THB17.42	+116.1%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 37.6% more for transportation

	Kiev	Chiang Mai
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH222.81	$4.83 THB153.69	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH429.52	$19.14 THB609.04	+87.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,276,937.94	$22,478.88 THB715,197.55	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH252.66	$11.94 THB379.79	+98.3%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 18.5% more for housing

	Kiev	Chiang Mai
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH295.55	$19.34 THB615.25	+174.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,466.95	$440.41 THB14,012.16	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,861.67	$249.32 THB7,932.45	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,399.24	$51.23 THB1,630.04	-36.7%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 83.4% more for childcare

	Kiev	Chiang Mai
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,664.85	$644.65 THB20,510.55	+72.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH329,431.29	$15,231.38 THB484,607.99	+94.1%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Chiang Mai
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.48	$2.25 THB71.52	+107.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH68.70	$1.90 THB60.60	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.28	$4.34 THB138.11	+50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,618.94	$35.28 THB1,122.37	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH202.13	$5.12 THB162.77	+6.3%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 24.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Chiang Mai
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,880.31	$62.01 THB1,972.96	-9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,502.73	$19.90 THB632.99	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,072.86	$93.02 THB2,959.44	-4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,598.39	$67.18 THB2,137.37	-38.7%
Average			-24.2%

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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: December 2025

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