Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 12.5% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 37.4% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Ukraine
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB74.78
|
$5.53
UAH227.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB183.16
|
$5.04
UAH207.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB20.87
|
$0.61
UAH24.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.57
|
$0.41
UAH16.92
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB45.58
|
$0.59
UAH24.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB263.98
|
$3.81
UAH157.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB198.64
|
$3.66
UAH150.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB63.61
|
$1.72
UAH70.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB35.56
|
$1.72
UAH70.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB39.44
|
$0.29
UAH12.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.00
|
$0.67
UAH27.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.17
|
$0.67
UAH27.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB20.96
|
$0.83
UAH34.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.22
|
$0.21
UAH8.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.07
|
$0.33
UAH13.60
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB140.61
|
$5.08
UAH209.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB732.29
|
$10.14
UAH418.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB814,426.89
|
$26,914.31
UAH1,109,811.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB305.90
|
$3.91
UAH161.10
|
|
pay 19.8% less for housing
Thailand
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB524.02
|
$5.56
UAH229.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,019.30
|
$280.46
UAH11,564.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB6,930.63
|
$189.50
UAH7,813.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,600.45
|
$59.87
UAH2,468.87
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB10,902.37
|
$240.96
UAH9,935.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB342,726.93
|
$4,166.24
UAH171,794.67
|
|
pay 42.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB62.05
|
$1.02
UAH42.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB59.98
|
$1.09
UAH45.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB116.49
|
$2.12
UAH87.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,545.95
|
$20.75
UAH855.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB180.59
|
$3.69
UAH152.05
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Ukraine
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,131.62
|
$47.47
UAH1,957.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB884.45
|
$31.04
UAH1,279.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,516.77
|
$71.91
UAH2,965.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,053.33
|
$83.50
UAH3,442.93
|
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