Cost of living comparison
Phuket is 39.7% more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Phuket instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Kiev
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH312.82
|
$4.11
THB138.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH260.68
|
$6.85
THB231.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.60
|
$0.73
THB24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.93
|
$0.38
THB12.97
|
|
pay 64.3% more for groceries
|
Kiev
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH30.19
|
$1.59
THB53.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH177.50
|
$11.53
THB390.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH160.24
|
$6.21
THB210.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH73.49
|
$2.01
THB68.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH81.46
|
$1.23
THB41.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH14.19
|
$1.34
THB45.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH26.27
|
$0.45
THB15.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH29.17
|
$0.82
THB27.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH38.69
|
$0.66
THB22.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.62
|
$0.61
THB20.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.47
|
$0.46
THB15.48
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
|
Kiev
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH213.08
|
$4.30
THB145.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH398.84
|
$10.84
THB366.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,277,343.64
|
$19,171.96
THB648,585.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH173.09
|
$10.74
THB363.21
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
|
Kiev
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH240.05
|
$14.20
THB480.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH23,052.86
|
$514.87
THB17,417.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,456.06
|
$436.39
THB14,763.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,973.91
|
$79.44
THB2,687.51
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
|
Kiev
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH15,069.92
|
$616.89
THB20,869.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH283,771.53
|
$13,066.70
THB442,044.93
|
|
pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kiev
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH52.14
|
$2.74
THB92.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH55.34
|
$2.25
THB76.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH93.85
|
$4.00
THB135.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,105.01
|
$54.14
THB1,831.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH208.55
|
$8.22
THB277.97
|
|
pay 18.2% less for clothing
|
Kiev
|
Phuket
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,858.44
|
$47.60
THB1,610.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,507.22
|
$26.64
THB901.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,600.89
|
$98.60
THB3,335.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,898.90
|
$68.47
THB2,316.38
|
|
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