Cost of living comparison

Kiev, Ukraine

compared to

Phuket, Thailand

Phuket vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Phuket is 46.2% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 1.7% more in Phuket
Groceries: pay 74.0% more in Phuket
Transportation: pay 31.5% more in Phuket
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Phuket
Childcare: pay 80.4% more in Phuket
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.8% more in Phuket
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Phuket

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Phuket are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Phuket.

Phuket vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Phuket instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 1.7% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Phuket
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.22 UAH298.11	$4.37 THB147.49	-39.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH248.42	$7.28 THB245.81	+21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 UAH25.60	$0.79 THB26.55	+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 UAH16.66	$0.40 THB13.41	-1.6%
Average			+1.7%

Kiev vs. Phuket - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.0% more for groceries

	Kiev	Phuket
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 UAH31.25	$1.65 THB55.67	+117.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 UAH179.06	$12.27 THB414.02	+182.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.03 UAH166.15	$6.86 THB231.69	+70.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 UAH64.73	$2.13 THB72.06	+36.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 UAH79.38	$1.39 THB47.05	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.34 UAH13.92	$1.28 THB43.04	+278.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 UAH28.98	$0.50 THB17.00	-28.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH29.52	$0.78 THB26.31	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 UAH37.37	$0.65 THB22.08	-27.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 UAH11.91	$0.68 THB22.86	+134.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 UAH12.76	$0.52 THB17.66	+69.3%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 31.5% more for transportation

	Kiev	Phuket
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 UAH212.30	$4.56 THB153.97	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.39 UAH387.54	$10.72 THB361.77	+14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,545.46 UAH1,260,502.83	$23,303.23 THB786,587.61	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 UAH184.83	$11.07 THB373.63	+147.1%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Kiev	Phuket
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 UAH237.58	$15.30 THB516.43	+165.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$582.58 UAH24,040.90	$530.93 THB17,921.32	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$351.09 UAH14,488.07	$431.47 THB14,564.16	+22.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.50 UAH3,074.22	$91.56 THB3,090.48	+22.9%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 80.4% more for childcare

	Kiev	Phuket
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.81 UAH15,425.94	$708.81 THB23,925.37	+89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,372.61 UAH304,241.36	$12,628.75 THB426,276.35	+71.3%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Phuket
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 UAH49.68	$2.82 THB95.21	+134.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 UAH59.98	$2.40 THB80.87	+64.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.38 UAH98.38	$4.25 THB143.55	+78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 UAH1,071.40	$53.28 THB1,798.50	+105.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.82 UAH198.74	$8.74 THB294.97	+81.5%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Kiev	Phuket
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.82 UAH2,757.32	$66.27 THB2,236.86	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.62 UAH1,552.61	$28.33 THB956.20	-24.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.04 UAH3,756.93	$102.92 THB3,474.10	+13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$90.26 UAH3,724.65	$72.82 THB2,458.09	-19.3%
Average			-7.9%

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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: March 2025

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